Positivity, Appreciation and Divorce.
When the walls are closing in and the world is crashing down, one of the hardest things for us to do is to find anything positive in all of it. It is human nature to have our failings bring us down and put us in a negative place. I have certainly had difficulties in...
Mothers, Fathers and Divorce.
This week’s blog focuses on our parents and the important role each parent has to play in the lives of the children. An important task in every divorce involving children is to find a way to preserve a healthy relationship between the child and each of their parents.
Decisions in Marriage and Divorce: From Me to Us and Back Again.
When we are young our parents are involved in a lot of our decision making. As we get older we take over this responsibility and start getting the opportunity to make our own decisions. When we enter romantic relationships and marriage we move to a new phase where...
Embracing Change
This week is a week of change for me. My wonderful assistant, Rosie, is saying goodbye and my new assistant Brianna is coming into the fold. We are creatures of habit and change can be uncomfortable, challenging and stressful. It is a part of life and the sooner we...
Sound Decision Making and Divorce
I spent my coffee time this morning pondering how some seemingly insignificant decisions I have made over the course of my lifetime have altered my path and left me sitting in a halo of lamplight in this comfy leather chair in a home filled with a sleeping wife,...
Child Sharing and Divorce
Perhaps one of the most difficult things that parents must grapple with when the decision is made to divorce is accepting that they no longer have the opportunity to spend every day with their children. Factoring in the need for children to attend school and the...
Inspiration, Motivation, Perseverance and Divorce
I have been developing a writing practice where I get up each morning at 5:00 a.m. when the house is still sleeping, I grab my cup of coffee and sit down in the quiet to write. I will write about whatever comes to mind and the one requirement I have is that it is to...
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.
Understanding the Difference Between Nullity and Annulment of a Marriage
Introduction Recently, a client approached me to have her marriage annulled because she had married someone who was in prison, and they never lived together or consummated the marriage. However, an annulment was not possible in this situation, and the couple had to...
Pets, Divorce and a Cat Named Terrapin
Several years ago there was a well known San Diego Divorce case that involved the divorcing couple fighting over ownership of their dog. The Judge had allowed the couple to put on an entire trial over ownership and “custody” of the dog after which the Judge made...