Jill White, Esq. Legal Blog
Independent legal counsel and valid prenuptial agreements
When a California couple decides to have a prenuptial agreement before they get married, it is important that both sides understand the law to ensure that it is valid. Because disputes about these agreements are common if there is a divorce, the case might hinge on...
Why would I want a postnuptial agreement?
Although residents of the Sonoma County may have heard of them, postnuptial agreements may not be as well-known to the public as are prenuptial agreements. Just like prenuptial agreements, California law allows for postnuptial agreements. In other words, spouses can...
What kind of impact would a “gray” divorce have in your life?
Each year thousands of California residents go through a divorce. It is probably one of the most common legal proceedings in America. But, no matter how common divorces are in our country, each individual divorce case is unique, and is especially important to those...
Mediation has benefits that can help with the divorce process
There is a common misconception with California divorces that the participants are in dispute over every single issue and every case is destined for court. Of course, that is true in some cases. However, much of the information people gather about common family law...
Collaborative divorce helps you determine its outcome
Ending a divorce can be a lengthy and costly legal process with disputes over difficult issues such as child custody support and property division. The collaborative divorce process, however, gives spouses the opportunity to determine their own resolution over these...
When does child support end in California?
Child support is an important obligation that parents retain when their marital relationships end. If two parents never marry, each is responsible for providing financial resources for their child’s care after the parents’ relationship is over. That obligation can...
The advantages of ADR for divorce
Divorce is a painful and sometimes traumatizing experience for both couples and family members. Traditional litigated divorce can aggravate tensions and create confrontational face-offs over everything from property division to custody. Fortunately for California,...
Handling the unique aspects of your divorce case
Each year in California thousands of divorce cases are filed. In some cases, the couple decides to try to work things out. In others, the case proceeds all the way to the point when a family law court issues a decree of marriage dissolution. Although there are many...
Claiming military pensions in a divorce
The U.S. military provides very generous pensions. A 20-year veteran can retire and collect 50 percent of their base pay and cost-of-living increases for the rest of their lives. Dividing military pensions in a divorce is important for spouses but may be a complicated...
Attempting to lessen the emotional toll of a divorce
It is a given that in most divorce cases the soon-to-be ex-couple will likely have plenty of emotions boiling to the surface at various times during the legal process. After all, a divorce is the end of a significant and extremely personal part of most peoples’ lives:...