In recent years, researchers, lawyers and others have noted that the age of the average person going through a divorce has become older, driven by a high number of people over 50 who are choosing to end their marriages. In some cases, these are people who have been...
Not all divorces have to be contentious. In fact, the vast majority of them resolve before ever heading to trial. If you have a decent relationship with your spouse, then you might be able to work amicably with them to come to a divorce settlement that is fair to both...
Those who choose a collaborative divorce process have decided to go with an option that provides greater control and is often more efficient. This process essentially allows both parties to negotiate a settlement agreement in a nonadversarial fashion. But how can you...
When couples get to the point that divorce is their only option, sometimes, the thing holding back both spouses from their new, happier lives is costs. The fear of protracted and costly litigation makes many stick it out for much longer than needed, which only further...
There are many people in the Santa Rosa area who for any number of reasons may decide to divorce or to legally separate. Making this decision is difficult enough, and many Californians can understand why they would want to keep the process is respectful and as...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...