Can I Kick My Spouse Out of the House? (Dwelling Exclusion Orders)
Can I Kick My Spouse Out of the House? (Dwelling Exclusion Orders)
Dwelling Exclusion (or “kick out”) orders are orders by the judge that allow you to legally exclude your spouse or significant other from your home to gain sole possession of your home undear certain emergency circumstances. Under California Family Code 63211, if you meet certain requirements – typically in cases of domestic violence – your lawyer can go to a judge and obtain an exclusion order even if your spouse…
Read MoreHow a Divorce Can Affect Your Insurance and Social Security Benefits in San Bernardino
Typically, married couples delay making decisions about life insurance, long-term health care and how they plan to use their Social Security benefits until they approach retirement age. One of the difficult aspects about a divorce is that it upsets those things in life that we put out of our minds. The thought that you may now be forced to find a way to account for those things you…
Read MoreHow are Antiques and Heirlooms Divided after Divorce?
In order to know how assets are generally divided following a divorce in San Bernardino County, it is necessary to know something about community property. Community property is a collection of all assets that are acquired during the marriage. Following divorce, property that was acquired before marriage or property that you’ve inherited is separate property. Division of Assets After Divorce Generally When you get divorced, all your community property, that…
Read MoreJoint Mortgage and Divorce in Riverside County
A divorce can be filled with feelings of anger, spite and regret. For many, there was once the hope of building a happy life together, and now they are left with the daunting thought of how to move on without each other. One of the most important issues in the divorce process is determining how all of the property, assets and debts obtained during the marriage is going to…
Read MoreChild Custody Battle: Parents Disagree over Raising a Transgender Child
Parenting is one of the hardest but most rewarding jobs in the world. Unfortunately, there is not a "Universal Parenting Guidebook" that can give parents help when addressing difficult issues. Parenting together is hard enough, but when parents are embroiled in a child custody battle, the difficulty in raising a child can be unimaginable. Society still struggles to understand transgender people and the conflict that occurs within a person that…
Read MoreWho Owns the Unborn? Sofia Vergara and the Embryo Custody Debate
Most Hollywood breakups involve disputes over financial matters, including division of assets as well as child and spousal support issues. Occasionally, a celebrity divorce story comes along that involves more than just the typical reasons for the end of a relationship, and instead poses a unique philosophical or legal question. Such is the case with the end of the engagement between actress Sofia Vergara and her fiancé, Nick Loeb. Vergara…
Read MoreHow Much Spousal Support Will I Get?
After a 10-year marriage, you decide to obtain a divorce from your spouse. Your ex-spouse did not work during the marriage in order to help raise your three children. Now, your ex-spouse is requesting that you pay spousal support to help ease the financial transition. Will you be obligated to pay a monthly spousal support payment? If so, how much will you have to pay? The skilled spousal support attorneys…
Read MoreThe Difference Between A Legal Separation and Divorce – California Family Code 2300
In some cases, a husband and wife want to be legally separated instead of divorced. Generally, the spouses are not looking to be divorced for religious or other personal reasons. In such cases, you need a qualified California family lawyer who knows how a legal separation differs from a divorce. What is A Legal Separation? Legal separation proceedings can be brought on the same grounds as divorce actions. However, unlike in…
Read MoreHow Does the Court Determined Custody and Visitation of Step Children in the Inland Empire?
The general rule is since a stepchild is not a child of the parties’ relationship; Inland Empire courts have no jurisdiction to entertain a stepparent’s custody request. There are some ways to getting around excluding step parents from getting custody in the way that the forms are submitted to the Inland Empire family court. For example, if the custody request is worded in such a way on the original petition, it would…
Read MoreShould California End Spousal Support?
Like many divorced people, Steve Clark finds himself thinking about the financial impact the end of his marriage has had on his life. By the time his divorce was finalized, Clark, an independent software consultant from Huntington Beach, found that he had spent over $100,000 in court costs and legal fees. He is also paying his ex-wife of 25 years permanent spousal support of $1,000 per month. As a result…
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