Your divorce in California might have been finalized, but there's still a few tasks you'll have to complete to ensure that your finances and assets are completely separate. Otherwise, your former spouse might be entitled to a share of your assets and benefits. Here's...
Taxes on spousal support in California
Whether you must pay federal taxes on spousal support depends on when you were divorced. For older divorces, it may also depend on how well you negotiated with your ex-spouse. California state taxes have different rules than federal ones on spousal support taxes....
How to help your teen after a divorce
There is a good chance that your teen will experience a variety of emotions after learning about your divorce. It isn't uncommon for teenagers to have trouble sleeping, experience a decrease in academic performance or become defiant in the weeks or months after their...
Is it time to divorce? If you have had these arguments, it may be
There are times when people have trouble in their marriages. Those troubles don’t necessarily mean that they need to divorce, but there are times when a divorce might be the right solution to stop continuous conflicts. If you’re starting to have any of these arguments...
What are some signs that a couple is headed for divorce?
When you announce that you're filing for divorce in California, there's always that one person that claims that they saw it coming. Some signs of divorce are obvious, but other signs can be more subtle. Is it possible to predict that a divorce is on the horizon before...
How might divorce affect your California business?
California is a community property state, which means that joint assets get divided 50/50 in a divorce settlement. In many cases, joint debts are also divided equally between yourself and your spouse. Depending on the specific facts in a divorce proceeding, courts may...