Many parents in California’s Wine Country recognize that, despite their own differences, it is important for them to get along for the sake of their children after a split. This is easier said than done in many cases. Parents may have the best of intentions when...
The idea behind mediation in a divorce or other family law case is that two people can come together and make a compromise. Sometimes, mediation can help spouses or others who want an amicable split but just need the mediator’s help to iron out details. This step...
No divorce is easy, even when a couple makes their best effort to resolve issues themselves. Whether it’s child support, alimony or property division, they are areas that can be filled with emotion and complexity. If you’re considering mediation to get through your...
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...
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...
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...
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:...