Many Californians consider getting a prenup taboo because it presumes the marriage will fail, but in cases where one or both spouses are business owners, it’s simple practicality.
Divorce takes a toll on any family. Breaking up and separating your lives is an emotional and stressful process.
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Telling your children you and their other parents plan to split is almost always a difficult conversation. It may, too, prove to be a conversation your kids always remember. However, you may be able to make it less stressful or painful by planning out the conversation ahead of time and making sure the conversation remains age-appropriate for your child.
As with any important undertaking, preparation is essential. So it is with divorce mediation.
Here are four tips to help you prepare, get well organized and enter the mediation process with confidence.
When you and your spouse decide to divorce, you may want to approach your divorce in a different way. Maybe you both want to avoid your divorce becoming a battlefield, where you each fight to get an outcome you want and spend a lot in legal fees.
You have grown accustomed to a lifestyle that few people can afford or live up to. Throughout your working careers, you and your spouse made plenty of money and solid investments in your pursuit of happiness. You do not need to apologize for this.
Many couples treat divorce as a battle, trying to win by all possible means. If you and your spouse’s parting is particularly painful, you may feel tempted to take this approach. Before forging ahead with fury, you will want to consider whether this is an effective way to achieve the settlement you want.
The lockdown in California has been going on for months, and nobody knows when it will end. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to adjust in numerous ways. From a day-to-day perspective, it has caused many of us to spend much more time with our spouses than we ever have before.
When you file for divorce in California, there are many issues that you must negotiate in the final divorce settlement. One of the most overwhelming may be that of property division and determining who is entitled to what in the settlement.
Your legal counsel can be a valuable ally when you are divorcing. However, you and other Californians who have significant assets may not want to put your trust in only one person.
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