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...
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 parents who are divorced or estranged from their child's other parent may be familiar with the difficulty of putting your child through legal proceedings related to child custody. However, financial and family experts say that exposing your kids to the...
No. There are many cases where separated parents have children and have established a visitation schedule for their child(ren) among themselves. This informal schedule may work for months and even years without any disagreement between the parents, however, the...
Columbus Short is an actor who lives in California, known for his part in "Scandal". The name of the TV show is fitting, as he has now been involved in a number of domestic incidents, including one dispute during which his estranged wife says that he told her he was...
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,...
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...
An audit conducted by the acting Los Angeles County, California Auditor-Controller says that the county's Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) neglected to transfer approximately $1.8 million dollars worth of child support and other payments to former...
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,...
It sounds like a story ripped right out of a Mexican telanovela. Latin heartthrob crooner, Luis Miguel's ex-girlfriend is publicly accusing him of using his wealth and fame to thwart her attempts to increase her monthly child support payments from $15,000 to at least...