Many couples are choosing to begin the expansion of their families later rather than sooner. With this new trend, assisted reproductive technology has gained tremendous popularity in aiding individuals embark on this process. Assisted reproduction refers to all treatments which involve handling eggs or embryos outside of the body and includes procedures such as: in […]
Media outlets reported that actor Kelsey Grammer, who is embroiled in a contentious divorce with his third wife Camille Grammer, put together a proposal in which the parties would live in separate parts of the country (he in Chicago, Camille in California) and they would each have primary custody of one of their two children; […]
The California Appellate Court recently upheld a spousal support waiver in a pre-nuptial agreement despite the fact that, under current California Law, the provision should be struck down as invalid. In the May 24th, 2011 appellate court decision of In re Marriage of Howell, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District enforced a […]
There is a commonly held perception that hiring a Private Judge to handle a marital dissolution case is something that only the wealthy do. Though there are additional costs incurred in using a Private Judge for Marital Dissolution proceedings, these costs are more than offset by other kinds of cash savings, which can be substantial. […]
California family law requires that before child custody and visitation orders are made, a judge must take into consideration what is in the child’s best interest. When a judge is considering what is in the child’s best interest, he or she may look at any factors that are relevant. In addition, the judge must consider […]
The term “sole custody” refers to one of California’s several types of child custody arrangements. A parent with “sole custody” may have sole physical custody, sole legal custody, or exclusive custody. Each type of custody arrangement has unique rights that attach to it. If a parent has sole physical custody, he has exclusive physical custody […]
A parentage action is a court proceeding in which the court makes a determination of child’s legal parents. Quite often this is not in dispute, but sometimes parentage is disputed for various reasons. Where the parents are not married, a parentage action or at least a determination of parentage is required as part of any […]
Upon a divorce, it is often a complicated and challenging process to divide real property existing in another state. The correct treatment of an out of state home or piece of land depends on how the property is characterized under California community property law. Generally, most property acquired during marriage is considered community property. At […]
A study that came out earlier this year reported a decline in the number of divorces occurring during the recession. In 2005, the divorce rate was 17.3 percent. This number sank to 16.4 in 2009. Yet, depending on how you interpret the results, this could be both good and bad news. The good news is […]
Just recently, the mother of a one year old boy was stripped of her custody rights after her child was shot in her own home. The boy was accidentally shot by his 19-year old uncle. The child survived and is now on the road to recovery. Meanwhile, the father has been awarded custody and the […]