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Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 27-Jul-2020

California Divorce: Why Your Date of Separation Matters

When people enter in a divorce, one of the first questions they’ll ask their attorney is, “When will my divorce be final?” While this is only natural to wonder, the date the divorce becomes official isn’t the only date that ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 20-Jul-2020

The Modern Working Mother

Long gone are the days when most women stayed at home to care for their children full-time as their husbands worked outside the home to provide for the family. While this family model still exists, it is no longer the norm. According to the National ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 13-Jul-2020

Navigating Your Child Abuse or Neglect Case in California

Has your child been removed from your home because someone suspects your child has been abused or neglected? If so, this article is meant for you. If you are the subject of a child abuse investigation, bear in mind that this is very serious and can ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 6-Jul-2020

What Are My Rights if I Never Married My Child's Mother?

Are you an unmarried father who is now curious about your parental rights, responsibilities, and legal obligations toward your child? If so, you’re not alone. According to the Pew Research Center, “One-in-four parents living with a child ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 29-Jun-2020

Surprising Divorce Advice You Actually Need

When you got married, you probably thought it was forever. You probably thought that you and your spouse would be good, that you’d never become a “statistic,” but now, here you are. You’re in one of the 5 out of every 10 first ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 22-Jun-2020

Can My Ex Take My Child Away From Me?

When it comes to breakups and divorce, one of the biggest challenges for parents is dealing with child custody and visitation. In an ideal world, parents would get along well and they would work together to arrange a child custody schedule that ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 15-Jun-2020

Unmarried Mothers in California: You Have Legal Custody

This article is for both unmarried mothers and fathers who want to know where they stand legally in regard to child custody. If you are an unmarried mother and paternity has not been established, YOU have legal and physical custody of your child. The ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 8-Jun-2020

Why You May Not Want to Fight for Sole Custody

You’re getting a divorce from your spouse. Maybe they had an affair or a string of affairs. Maybe they were manipulative and controlling and wouldn’t let you go out with your friends. Maybe they made terrible financial decisions and drove ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 1-Jun-2020

If You Owe Child Support, You May Not Get a Stimulus Check

When the coronavirus (COVID-19) made its way to the United States, American’s lives were changed forever. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live in the U.S., your life was affected. Even if you didn’t lose your job or ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 25-May-2020

Divorce Advice That Doesn't Cost You a Dime

Divorce can get expensive, especially when it’s litigated and draws out in the courts for months, if not years on end. If you’re afraid of having an expensive divorce, we have good news for you: There are ways to drive down the costs of ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 18-May-2020

Is a Post-Quarantine Divorce Boom Around the Corner?

It would be safe to imagine that when the Chinese government lifted its quarantine restrictions, people would be running out to local parks, taking strolls around their neighborhoods, hitting their local gyms, visiting their favorite restaurants, and ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 11-May-2020

Has COVID-19 Made it Hard to Pay Child Support?

In mid-March, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency due to the novel coronavirus. In a statement, President Trump said: “NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States, by the authority vested in me by the ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 4-May-2020

What is a Notice of Alleged Paternity in California?

Now that it’s the 21st Century, we live in a day and age when it’s socially acceptable and almost “normal” for children to be born outside of marriage. After all, society has changed dramatically since women entered the ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 27-Apr-2020

Coronavirus's Impact on Child Custody

When parents in California get a divorce, they have to create a Parenting Plan and have it signed off by the judge on their case. The Parenting Plan will address legal and physical custody and who gets the kids and when. Once a Parenting Plan is in ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 20-Apr-2020

Will COVID-19 Lead to a Spike in Divorces?

Will the fact that Americans are being quarantined with their spouses lead to a spike in divorces across the nation? If people find that being in close quarters with their spouses 24 hours a day drives them crazy, they could be heading to divorce ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 13-Apr-2020

Will I Need a Divorce Decree to Get Remarried?

The divorce process is complicated because it involves financial entanglement and also because the couple has to follow specific legal and court procedures before their divorce can be signed off by a judge. Because of this, it’s important to ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 7-Apr-2020

COVID-19 & Divorce

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of our lives over the last few weeks. Many businesses and government operations, including courthouses, were forced to close its doors to the public until further notice. Fortunately, Claery & ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 6-Apr-2020

Divorce: Are Your Kids Okay?

When spouses get divorced, it’s typical for it to affect them emotionally and even physically. After all, divorce is known for being one of the hardest things an adult will every go through, second only to the death of a loved on. Even if ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 30-Mar-2020

Tips for a Successful Co-Parenting Relationship

When you go through a divorce, you may have zero desire to see your ex again, but when you have children together, you don’t have much of a choice in the matter. You may find yourself in situations (think births, birthdays, weddings, funerals, ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 23-Mar-2020

How to Budget After Divorce

When you were engaged in your marriage (we were going to say “happily married” but you may have not been), you most likely had some type of a financial system. Perhaps one of you paid all the bills while the other spouse was hands-off or ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 16-Mar-2020

Why It's Important to Invest in Your Health During Divorce

Divorce is known for being a highly stressful event. Many say that in regard to stress levels, it’s the second-worst thing to losing a family member. Whether you have been fantasizing about divorce for years or the divorce came as a huge shock, ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 9-Mar-2020

Secretly Recording Your Spouse During Divorce

When you anticipate a divorce or when you’re in the middle of a divorce proceeding, secretly recording your spouse or your children may seem like a brilliant way to gather concrete, indisputable evidence for your divorce case. After all, every ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 2-Mar-2020

Divorce: Your Emotions May Surprise You

Every marriage is unique and each couple has their own issues and conflicts. In one marriage for example, the spouses may have built up a lot of resentment over the years and they practically cringe whenever they’re in the same room together. ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 24-Feb-2020

Will Your Children Have Two Homes?

With divorce becoming more socially acceptable and practically the norm, the child custody landscape has changed dramatically in the past 15 years. Historically, mothers were the ones to get custody of the children and fathers were the ones to pay ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 17-Feb-2020

Why Divorce Can Be Harder on Men

It is common for people to believe that by their nature, women are a lot more emotional than men, however, that just may not be the case when it comes to divorce. Many studies have been conducted on the subject and as it turns out, men tend to have a ...

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