Divorce

On July 14, reports surfaced that the former co-host of a popular daytime talk show is embroiled in a complicated divorce and legal action involving a child born with the aid of the surrogate. The former member of "The View," Sherri Shepherd, recently filed for...

California is a community property state, which means that assets acquired during a marriage are split 50/50 in the event of a divorce. This law may seem pretty clear-cut, but what happens to assets such as life insurance policies? Singer Frankie Valli recently set a...

During divorce discovery, some intimate details about a couple’s life may at first seem irrelevant but could nonetheless be important to the case. Otherwise private information that spouses know (or purport to know) about one another may be important as a means...

Probably not. According to Facebook's website, it states that Federal law prohibits Facebook from disclosing user content (such as messages, timeline posts, photos, etc.) in response to a civil subpoena. Facebook cites the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. §...

The issue of gay marriage has been in the news a lot lately. As a growing number states wrestle with legalizing same-sex marriage, court rulings in more conservative states are striking down gay-marriage bans as unconstitutional. Here in California, the legal status...

Research in the field of psychology has revealed a common trait among humans that significantly influences the decisions we make. This trait is called the “optimism bias.” In short, the optimism bias may cause us to believe that we are more likely than...

In the late 1960s, California became the first state in the nation to adopt “no-fault” divorce laws. Couples filing for divorce no longer had to assert that one spouse violated the marital contract in some way (through infidelity, for example). No-fault...

1. Have a Plan: It is very important that you have an idea of the child sharing plan that you would like to propose as being in the best interests of your child. Oftentimes, expressing that you want "50/50" time with your child is inadequate and not advisable. Have a...

We live in the age of social media, which means we are often privy to a lot more information about other people than we would have been in the past. This is usually considered a good thing, but there are some definite down sides as well. If you’re going through...