Divorce is often a source of deeply felt and emotionally charged disagreements. It's natural for you to be anxious around your soon-to-be ex-spouse, particularly when important decisions need to be made regarding your children. Frequent readers of our blog website may...
Child Custody
Does my child’s opinion matter in my California custody case?
In any divorce action involving children, the most important decisions will always revolve around the care and well-being of the kids. For most of us, our children are the most significant elements in our lives. With that in mind, it is easy to understand why child...
Parents can choose whether to fight a child custody dispute
In a previous article on our website, we discussed the importance of child custody and visitation rights during divorce proceedings. Arguably, issues involving children offer the most fertile ground for intense emotion-based decision-making. What many parents fail to...
Child custody complicated by international abductions
If you share a child with your spouse and are currently contemplating divorce, you should know that Alameda County will generally require both parties to attend counseling services. These services are offered at no cost to either party and are designed to smooth out...
Important California child custody and visitation tips
After a divorce, it is common for both spouses to feel a certain level of distrust and anger towards each other. Child custody issues and visitation rights are perhaps the two most divisive issues between parents who share a child. Arguments can erupt easily, and...
California child custody law regarding international abduction
Divorcing couples with children are sometimes unable to reach a consensus regarding child custody and visitation rights. Generally, when that happens, the court will order both parents to attend a meeting with Child Custody Recommending Counseling Services. This...
What is a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity?
If parents are married when a child is born California law assumes that the husband is the father and the wife is the mother. When a child is born and the parents are unmarried, the parentage of the child needs to be legally established. A Declaration of Paternity is...
Baby abandoned outside fire station may raise child custody issue
A recent incident that occurred at a Rocklin, California, firehouse brings up an important issue regarding child custody laws. Currently, under California law, "anyone with lawful custody can surrender a baby confidentially and without fear of prosecution." Obviously,...
Actor Jason Patric publicizes child custody issues
In a well publicized dispute, the actor Jason Patric recently lost a court battle for joint custody of a child he fathered with Danielle Schreiber. A family law court in L.A. Superior Court sided with the child's mother and found that Patric was solely a sperm donor,...
How to approach frustrating arguments with your co-parent
When two adults opt to parent their mutual children from different households, communication issues are bound to arise at one point or another. Whether you generally get along with your co-parent or you frankly cannot stand your co-parent, chances are good that you...