Child support payments are important to make. If you fail to pay child support, you may face legal penalties. You should always try to make child support payments to the best of your ability. But what if the court order becomes unfeasible? Sometimes child support...
Month: March 2018
A model for reducing divorce stress with amicable solutions
While no one goes into marriage thinking it may not last, California couples who decide to part ways may have some options for doing so amicably.The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System conducted a pilot project, setting up the Resource Center...
Can I still deduct my sposal support payments?
If you are a divorced California resident who pays spousal support to your ex-spouse, you may have heard that you can no longer deduct the annual amount of those payments from your federal income taxes. Before hastening to your attorney’s office, however, to see...
Complications of property division
Dividing property may sound easy: "I'll take the house. He can keep the cars." When a family has shared life in and through that property, though, deciding who gets to keep what can be tricky. California families would do well to remember assets are often not simply...
What kinds of property does California have?
When you and your spouse decide to divorce, one of the things you must agree on is how you will split up the property you have accumulated during your marriage. If the two of you cannot agree, a judge will determine who gets what.You need to be aware that California...
