If you are going through a divorce, you may be wondering how the marital property, assets, and debt will be divided between you and your spouse. Any property, asset, or debt acquired during the marriage is likely to be considered marital assets and debts by the State of California. Learn how property, assets, and debts can be divided during your divorce to ensure your financial and legal rights are protected. Assessing Value Unless the property or assets in question were covered by a pre-nuptial agreement or were an absolute gift directly and only to you during the marriage, they will likely be deemed marital property. If spouses cannot agree on the value of the property or assets, an independent professional

The holidays have past and you’ve decided this is the time to file for dissolution of marriage from your spouse. There are several important tips and ideas that you should consider and incorporate in your march towards dissolving your marriage to make the process more cost effective and efficient. First, work on a plan for custody and visitation regarding your children, assuming that there are minor children of this marriage. A well considered and thought out parenting plan for your children will hopefully minimize the stress and grief that your children may suffer as a result of the decision that you have made to dissolve your marriage. Take into account the level of access and interaction that your children have

Nationality and Parent’s Tears Notwithstanding, Courts Relentless to Protect Minors Not so long ago, the world seemed a very large place, and we all appeared very different from one another. With respect to the standards and practices of Family Law, however, the world is fast becoming a very small, homogenized setting. As recently as August 2015, actress Kelly Rutherford and her German-born ex-husband Daniel Giersch’s custody dispute about their two minor children landed in a U.S. court. That court ruled that the children must return to Monaco for the school year after a summer spent with their mother in the United States. Turning to the court of public opinion via the media, Rutherford cried that because the children are U.S.

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