PERSONAL MATTERS.
PERSONALIZED APPROACH.
The big picture: "Best interests" is not a slogan-it is a safety-first decision rule California custody and visitation decisions are driven by a single organizing principle: the child's health, safety, and welfare come first. Judges may value children having frequent...
Rising costs in 2026 are reshaping the financial realities of separated and divorced families across California. From housing and childcare to groceries and transportation, inflation is not just a background economic issue; it is directly influencing how courts...
A “breakup budget” should be built around preserving the estate at separation and anticipating mandatory financial disclosures. California's stated policy to preserve community assets and liabilities "at the date of separation" makes the separation date a key...
Adult Family Support When a child is determined to be incapacitated, as defined by the law, California law permits the Courts to continue ordering support to the child, despite the child’s age. Father and Mother have an equal Responsibility to support their Children...
The purpose of Child Support is to provide for a child's basic needs and ensure that both parents contribute a fair share to the child's financial support, even after separating or divorcing. Parents have a legal duty to help cover the costs of raising their children...
Recent pop culture news articles have been circulating regarding ex-Nirvana and current Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announcing that he has had a baby daughter outside of his marriage with his current spouse with whom he shares (3) children. These events, relevant...
Pride month may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t support the LGBTQ+ Community year-round. 54 years ago, the LGBTQ+ fought back in an event now known as the Stonewall Uprising – where police raided a gay bar. This was not the first time the...
There are some relatively big changes that are occurring with the Child support laws and framework in the late Summer of 2024. If you have current support orders, and/or are intending to seek either to obtain for the first time or modify a child support order, these...
You may often hear, while in Court with your attorney, the Judge asks if counsel has met and conferred yet and you may be wondering what that means and why we must do it? There is a “meet and confer” requirement when filing and litigating a Request for Order amongst...
I’m sure everyone has heard of Gypsy Rose Blanchard in one way or another at this point with her recent media tour and a new lifetime documentary regarding her life. If you are unaware of who Gypsy Rose is let me give you a little background on who she is and why her...