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Divorce or Legal Separation: What is the difference?
In California, there are four ways to legally end a marriage or domestic partnership, dissolution (commonly known as divorce), legal …
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The American Rescue Plan: What You Need to Know About the Child Tax Credit
The American Rescue Plan signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides qualifying families with additional financial relief including, temporarily …
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Don’t Wait to File a Modification of Support
If your income has been affected by the public health crisis, you can file for a modification of child support and or spousal support now. It is imperative to file for a modification of support soon after a job loss or significant pay reduction because the Court can’t back-date modifications.
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Waiver Of Support In Premarital Agreements
Many family law practitioners when drafting premarital agreements advised against and stayed away from any attempt to limit, modify or …
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Spousal Support, Does It Ever End
There is a presumption in California Law that a marriage of ten years is deemed to be a long term …
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Getting Spousal Support For Life (Or At Least Until Retirement)
After a 37 year marriage, Dr. Gordon Reynolds was ordered to pay his wife Polly, the sum of $5,500.00 per …
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Timing Is Everything In Characterizing Property
It is generally well known that California is a community property state. That means all earnings and accumulations between the …
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The Differences of a High Net Asset Divorce
What makes the high net asset divorce different? In these divorces there are likely multiple assets and asset classes each …
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Right Of Reimbursement Survives Premarital Agreement And Quitclaim Deed
The case of Marriage of Carpenter, 2002 DJDAR 8219 was decided July 22, 2002. The case involved the appeal of …
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