Blog Posts in January, 2018

Spousal support is one of many heavily litigated issues in a dissolution matter. A lot of factors are considered to determine what amount, if any, should be awarded for spousal support. Spousal ...

California is a community property state. That means all property acquired during marriage, other than by gift, bequest or devise, is community in nature, and as such, is subject to equal division at ...

Former American Idol and Dancing With the Stars judge Paula Abdul may not be relying just on positivity to look great at age 51. The former choreographer and singer is suing a tanning and weight-loss ...

A decree of adoption formally recognizes a parent-child relationship. It requires the child to be treated, in legal terms, as if he or she had born and raised from the outset as the biological child ...

In the commencement of any divorce proceeding, the initiating party must file a Petition with the Court. Upon the filing of a Petition, a Family Law Summons is issued. On the back side of every ...