Nearly everyone who gets married hopes for the best, but California divorce courts of California are filled with people who never planned to be there. Unfortunately, the high rate is a statistical fact, and an appreciable number of people who get married are going to...
Month: June 2016
The lessons from Johnny Depp’s divorce case
Johnny Depp's divorce case may provide some invaluable lessons to Californians who are unhappy in their marriages. Because of the couple's celebrity status, the publicity has been unavoidable. Still, it shows what people should avoid doing when they are thinking about...
California resident gets support despite prenup
The Ninth Circuit ruled that a real estate agent must continue to provide for his former wife even though they both signed a prenuptial agreement that nixed spousal support. According to the court, immigration documents set forth an expectation that an immigrant's...
Getting child support ordered for private school attendance
One concern of some California parents who are going through a divorce is whether the noncustodial parent may be ordered to contribute child support amounts for private school education. While judges won't always make such orders, they will in certain cases. Courts...
Income and child support modifications
California parents who are subject to a child support order might wonder how the order would change if the parent paying support began earning more or less money. A parent who loses a job or changes jobs and this leads to a lower income can ask for a modification of...
