If you are thinking about ending your marriage, you may have some concerns about your financial future. Fortunately, you are likely to end up with roughly an equal share of the marital estate. You may also be eligible for spousal support to help you make ends meet...
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Hire a bilingual attorney to help with estate planning
Estate planning can be difficult, especially if you're new to the United States and don't speak the language. That's why it's important to find an attorney who speaks your language and understands English, too, so that you can fully understand the laws that impact...
Adjusting to divorce changes can be complicated
A divorce is a time of considerable changes, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. One thing that can add some challenges is when you have children together. You have to take the children into account for every decision you make during the split. Some people will...
Help your children adjust on transition days
Moving from one home to another is a big transition for some people. When you have children, they will have to make this transition often as they move from one parent's home to the other parent's home. This can be difficult, especially when they aren't quite sure...
How are assets divided in divorce?
When a couple parts ways, they must divide their property and debts. However, each state has its own guidelines on how a couple should do this. California is a community property state, which means that community property will most likely be divided equally. Most of...
Talking to your parents about creating an estate plan
For many people, the only thing more emotionally complicated than considering their own mortality is the thought of their parents' mortality. It's also common for the adult children of older parents to believe that their parents have everything well planned and under...
Are you estranged from a presumed beneficiary?
Despite what we would all like to believe, it is not uncommon for one or both parents to be estranged from a child. As the saying goes, you cannot choose your family. Sometimes people simply don’t get along, and that can breed more problems that eat away at the...
Avoiding probate in California
You maybe have heard about probate before. Oftentimes the term holds negative connotations. Many people want to avoid this process, but don’t fully know why. These bring up various questions, and it’s important to learn more about it early on. In doing so,...
Estate planning considerations during a divorce
Estate planning is an ongoing process, not something you do once and forget about. When major life events happen, like a spouse filing for divorce, you will want to revisit and update your estate planning documents to ensure they reflect your current wishes. It is...
Is it advantageous to file for divorce before your spouse?
If you and your spouse have separated or agreed to a divorce, one of the two of you will have to bite the bullet and file for divorce sooner or later. Doing so may be no simple task, you’ll need to make some difficult decisions and gather a lot of...