Going through a divorce is really hard. It’s even harder when you have been married to someone in the military. If you get divorced from a military spouse, you may worry about what will happen to your benefits. Benefits are things like healthcare, money each month, and being able to shop at military stores. A…
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Ending a marriage marks one of life’s most difficult transitions. Your heart is heavy, finances entangled, and your future uncertain. While the emotional turmoil may seem unrelenting, there are ways to approach this pragmatically to set yourself up for stability and renewal ahead. Divorce Means Letting Go of the Past The end of a relationship…
Continue reading ›Divorce Paperwork, and Final Divorce Papers Filing divorce papers in California requires going through a series of legal steps, paperwork filings, and court procedures to fully complete the process and make the dissolution official. The eight essential steps typically include one spouse starting the case by filing a Petition for Dissolution, properly serving divorce paperwork…
Continue reading ›Imagine spending years with a spouse you now realize was unfaithful or abusive behind your back. Perhaps you recently uncovered secret debts or assets being hidden from you. In most states, proof of these misdeeds is not required to get divorced. But here in California, you may still leverage a spouse’s bad acts to protect…
Continue reading ›California Law for Filing One spouse (the petitioner) files a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and serves the other spouse (the respondent). California has no-fault divorce, so no grounds must be established. The only requirements are that one spouse has lived in California for the past 6 months and in the county of filing for…
Continue reading ›How to Legally Separate in California You’ve decided to take action in your marriage because it isn’t working out as you’d hoped. Ultimately, you have two legal recourses: judicial separation or divorce. The main difference is in the permanence of your decision. When you separate legally, you can live and act as separate individuals but…
Continue reading ›What is a Collaborative Divorce? A collaborative divorce is a method of negotiating a divorce settlement outside of court. In a collaborative divorce, the spouses hire specially trained attorneys and neutral third parties to assist in reaching an agreement. The key feature of a collaborative divorce is that all parties sign an agreement to negotiate…
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