Valuable marital property is often a primary source of conflict during California divorce proceedings. Spouses frequently fight over retirement accounts, real estate holdings and investments. Higher-value marital property can trigger emotional disputes and can make it...
Divorce
Watch out for financial transfers before a divorce
If you’re getting divorced, it’s important to keep an eye on your finances in the months preceding the divorce. This is not an instantaneous process, and you and your ex-spouse will have many different details to sort through. One problem is that people will sometimes...
How can you help children deal with an addicted parent?
Divorce is a time of significant change for children. During this time, they depend on their parents to keep things as stable as possible. While this is challenging enough in even the best case, it’s even more difficult when one parent is an addict. One of the most...
Community property law doesn’t mean everything is divided 50/50
There are a lot of misconceptions about community property laws like those that often come into play in California divorces. First off, even among the relatively few community property states, no two are exactly alike. In California, community property refers to...
Tips for divorcing an abusive spouse
Divorcing an abusive spouse is a challenging and sensitive situation. It requires careful planning and consideration to better ensure your safety and the best possible outcome. The decision to divorce an abusive spouse is unquestionably scary and complicated. Keep the...
3 tips when divorcing a narcissist
Divorce is hard even under the best of circumstances, but when you’re splitting up with someone who’s a narcissist, it gets even more complicated. In every step of the way, you’re going to have to consider how your behaviors and responses may impact the narcissist. ...
Should you close joint accounts before your divorce?
After you get divorced, you know that you’re going to close some of your joint accounts, such as a shared bank account. You will open up individual accounts moving forward. But many people wonder if they should do this before the divorce has even been finalized. Once...
How should you divide household goods during divorce?
California is a community property state. In theory, that means that everything a couple owns together gets divided evenly during divorce. Since you can’t exactly cut a couch in half and nobody wants half of the household’s flatware, that means you and your spouse...
What is financial infidelity?
When people think of infidelity leading to divorce, they often think of one spouse having an extramarital affair. But that’s not the only way that it can happen. There are also instances of financial infidelity leading to divorce. So what is financial infidelity? It’s...
3 ways a postnuptial agreement can help those considering divorce
Those who are thinking about filing for in California often feel overwhelmed by how much they have to learn. Most adults have to familiarize themselves with the idea of community property and the unique way that California approaches shared parental responsibility...