Divorce and Student Loans: A Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Student Loan Debt During Divorce
Discover the intricacies of managing student loan debt during divorce. This guide elaborates on how the Family Code 2641 influences debt division and how to safeguard your financial wellbeing in a divorce scenario with student loans. Explore key aspects such as divorce and student loans, student loan debt divorce, and student loan forgiveness divorce.
Divorce, COVID-19, and Your House
There is speculation that the shelter in place directives around the Country may result in a spike in divorce filings as things progress. Couples are being forced to spend more time together in close proximity which may exacerbate relationship challenges. While the...
Changing Child and Spousal Support During COVID-19
The way child and spousal support typically work in California is that either spouse/parent can seek to obtain an order for support from the Superior Court upon filing for divorce, legal separation, paternity or other appropriate action to bring a case to the family...
Divorce and COVID-19: The Courts are closed so now what?
If you are counting on the Courts to resolve the issues of your divorce you may be waiting for a while...a long, long while. The San Diego Courts closed last week and in their announcement indicated they would not reopen until April 6, 2020. With the impact that the...
The Case for Divorce Mediation: Where you are now, and where you want to be
The Case for Divorce Mediation As a divorce attorney and mediator, I see many couples in my office who are at the beginning of the process and who are trying to gather information to determine the best way to move forward with their case for divorce. In choosing a way...
Shout It From The Mountaintops, Divorce Mediation Is An Option!
I recently completed a final divorce mediation session with a couple who were signing the final documents memorializing their agreement to be filed with the Court. I asked them about how they came to choose mediation versus them each hiring attorneys to handle their...
Active Listening to Improve Communication
Top 10 Benefits to Mediation When Divorcing – Part Two
When you invest in mediation instead of heading straight to court, you design your own agreement, rather than allowing others to make decisions for you. The agreement that you create in mediation includes everything that is important to you both. If you and your...
Top 10 Benefits to Mediation When Divorcing – Part One
When you are getting a divorce, mediation has a number of benefits. From spending less money to keeping your business private, mediation can give you the resolution you want without spending hours in the court room. If you and your former spouse are able to work out a...
What You Need to Know About Divorce Litigation and Mediation
When you and your spouse make the decision to file for a divorce, you have choices. While you might believe that your only answer is to battle in court for what you want, this is almost never recommended. Divorce mediation gives you the opportunity to work out a...