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- Can Spousal Support Be Included in Chapter 7?
Before the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) of 2020, millions of Americans were already living paycheck to paycheck. In the middle of March, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in an ...
- Rebuilding Your Financial Health After Bankruptcy!
Most people who come into our office want to build wealth but they have so much debt, it seems years away, if not out of reach. We’ll tell you right now that the fastest way to build wealth is ...
- Laid Off Due to COVID-19? Bankruptcy Can Help
Are you one of the millions of Americans who were laid off because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? Or, are you a small business owner whose business has been hit hard by COVID-19? If your answer ...
- Can Spousal Support Be Included in Chapter 7?
Before the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) of 2020, millions of Americans were already living paycheck to paycheck. In the middle of March, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in an ...
- Rebuilding Your Credit After Bankruptcy
When you get a bankruptcy discharge, whether it’s for a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you have a clean financial slate. After the bankruptcy, you may have sworn off credit cards forever, ...
- The Bankruptcy Means Test
Are you considering filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy? If so, it’s important for you to know that not all debtors qualify for a Chapter 7. Why is this? Because Chapter 7 bankruptcy is reserved for ...
- Can Spousal Support Be Included in Chapter 7?
Before the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) of 2020, millions of Americans were already living paycheck to paycheck. In the middle of March, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in an ...
- Laid Off Due to COVID-19? Bankruptcy Can Help
Are you one of the millions of Americans who were laid off because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? Or, are you a small business owner whose business has been hit hard by COVID-19? If your answer ...
- Rebuilding Your Credit After Bankruptcy
When you get a bankruptcy discharge, whether it’s for a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you have a clean financial slate. After the bankruptcy, you may have sworn off credit cards forever, ...
- Does Remarriage Affect Your Divorce Settlement?
Does Remarriage Affect Your Divorce? When you or your ex-spouse remarry, some of the agreements from your divorce may change. After a divorce, especially one involving children, one party may have a ...
- 3 Ways COVID-19 is Impacting Family Law
When Americans first heard of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in China, they probably had no idea how their lives were about to change dramatically. By mid-March of 2020, things started to shift. ...
- Does the Wealthier Parent Always Win Custody?
When parents file for divorce in California, the courts encourage them to create a Parenting Plan and decide on child custody together. In the absence of substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, and ...
- How Child Support Can Negatively Impact Your Second Marriage
Most people who have been married or married, divorced, and remarried can attest that “marriage takes work.” With over 40 percent of all first marriages ending in divorce, it’s not ...
- How to Help Kids Cope With Divorce
How to Help Kids Deal With Divorce Divorce can be an extremely emotionally taxing experience for all involved parties, especially the kids. Children of separating parents tend to have a particularly ...
- Does Remarriage Affect Your Divorce Settlement?
Does Remarriage Affect Your Divorce? When you or your ex-spouse remarry, some of the agreements from your divorce may change. After a divorce, especially one involving children, one party may have a ...
- How Child Support Can Negatively Impact Your Second Marriage
Most people who have been married or married, divorced, and remarried can attest that “marriage takes work.” With over 40 percent of all first marriages ending in divorce, it’s not ...
- Millennials & Prenups
A prenuptial agreement, or a “prenup,” is a legal document that outlines how a married couple will divide their assets should they decide to divorce. In the last 50 years, there has been ...
- Divorce & Deportation
Filing for divorce can be an incredibly challenging legal experience. Of course, this legal journey can become even more complicated if you’re in the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. In most ...
- Co-Parenting on Thanksgiving
Holidays can be incredibly difficult for the recently divorced, and Thanksgiving is no exception. In the past, you may have enjoyed cooking and eating a delicious turkey dinner with your spouse and ...
- How to Survive Father's Day as a Divorced Dad
Father’s Day is meant to celebrate the relationship between a father and his children. Unfortunately, this celebration becomes understandably difficult following a divorce. Life after divorce is ...
- Common Mistakes Dads Make During Divorce
In the past, courts were more likely to award primary custody to the mother rather than the father. But today, judges do not presume that the mother will be the primary caretaker. Rather, courts are ...
- Can Spousal Support Be Included in Chapter 7?
Before the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) of 2020, millions of Americans were already living paycheck to paycheck. In the middle of March, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in an ...
- Can a Child Support Order Be Changed in California?
Many newly-divorced parents don’t realize it but child support is open-ended. Meaning, it is subject to being changed in the future; it’s not necessarily a fixed amount. In life and ...
- Balancing Joint Custody & Medical Decisions
In California, “joint legal custody” means that both parents have a say in any decisions relating to their child’s health, education, and general welfare. However, many parents ...
- Can I Get Legally Separated in California?
Legal separation is not available in all states, but it IS an option in California. What is a legal separation and how is it different than divorce? A legal separation is a lot like a divorce. It ...
- Divorce & Deportation
Filing for divorce can be an incredibly challenging legal experience. Of course, this legal journey can become even more complicated if you’re in the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. In most ...
- What Is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order?
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order, or QRDO, is a court order that specifies how retirement funds are to be distributed during the divorce process. Many people forget that retirement funds are part ...
- Can Spousal Support Be Included in Chapter 7?
Before the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) of 2020, millions of Americans were already living paycheck to paycheck. In the middle of March, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in an ...
- Does Remarriage Affect Your Divorce Settlement?
Does Remarriage Affect Your Divorce? When you or your ex-spouse remarry, some of the agreements from your divorce may change. After a divorce, especially one involving children, one party may have a ...
- Does Cheating Affect Alimony?
Does Cheating Affect Alimony? Each year, countless marriages unravel because of adultery. So, if your marriage has been affected because someone cheated, you have plenty of company. You may also want ...
- What You Need to Know About Stepchild Adoption
When couples get divorced, they often discover happiness in building separate lives and starting new families. This can leave the child of a previous marriage feeling adrift and ultimately questioning ...
- What Rights Do I Have as a Stepparent?
Custody & Visitation Rights of Stepparents Who Have Not Adopted Their Children Stepparents have historically had few rights in regards to their spouse’s children. After the year 2000, ...