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A family law lawyer in Los Angeles will help you navigate the complex process of protecting your rights and interests when facing a family legal matter. Family law in Los Angeles is concerned with issues involving family relationships, including divorce or legal separation, child custody and child support, adoption, paternity, emancipation, alimony, and domestic violence. […]
A prenuptial agreement (“prenup”) is a document that sets forth what will happen to your assets in the event of a divorce, separation, or death. A prenuptial agreement can preserve and maintain the separate nature of property, instead of being subject to community property or the laws of equitable distribution. Prenups have been around for […]
In general, parents or legal guardians are responsible for their children until they reach the age of majority – that’s 18 in California. That means the parents (or guardians) must provide food, clothing, shelter, and other necessities. It also means they get to choose where the child goes to school, what medical care they receive, […]
No one gets married with the intention of getting a divorce, but it happens – there are nearly a million divorces every year in the US. And with divorce comes the complicated process of splitting up two lives. If there are children, there are custody and child support concerns. There may be spousal support issues. […]
Maybe you’re getting ready to marry someone who already has kids or maybe you’ve been married for a while and want to legally solidify your relationship with your stepkids. Have you thought about adoption? Stepchild adoption is a way to take legal responsibility for the children of your spouse. What Is Stepchild Adoption? Adopting a […]
Children are expensive. It’s often tough to support a child on two incomes, let alone one. That’s where California child support laws come in. The law recognizes that it costs money to raise a child and requires both parents to contribute financially. What Is Child Support? Child support is a financial contribution from one parent […]
If you are a boomer in California, who has been recently widowed or divorced — and you are thinking about getting married again – you might want to put on the breaks and think about a pre-nuptial agreement. Some folks think pre-nups are ‘romance killers.’ They can be. However, if you don’t have one you […]