Divorce
Helping good people get out of bad relationships starts with educating the client on the law and legal process.
Collaborative Divorce
Collaborative divorce is a family law procedure by which the two parties agree that they will not go to court, or threaten to do so.
Divorce Mediation
Divorce mediation is now well-known and widely accepted. Mediation means different things to different people.
Grounds for Divorce
If we are to be technically precise, a California marriage dissolution or legal separation can be only be realized on grounds of irreconcilable differences or incurable insanity.
Child Custody
Regardless of the acrimony good parents should always do what is best for their children. At divorce this can be a challenge, but it does not have to be impossible.
Child Support
Child support is an ongoing periodic payment made by a parent for the financial well-being of a child. California guideline child support process can be complicated at perplexing.
Spousal Support
Commitments are made during marriage that create responsibilities at divorce. Spousal support is one of those issues.
Property Division
California pioneered the concept of “community property” that has become the model for a good portion of the country.
Same Sex Families
This important and evolving area of the law can be confounding. Effective legal representation can make all the difference.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is defined as threatened or actual abuse from someone in your family or in your home or with whom you have a close relationship.