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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 ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 10-Feb-2020

Why Do More Women Initiate Divorce Than Men?

If someone were to approach one of our divorce attorneys and straight-up ask us, “Who initiates divorce more often, men or women?” we would not hesitate. We would quickly say that by far the majority of divorce filings are initiated by ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 3-Feb-2020

Can I Seek Custody of Someone Else's Child in California?

Raising children can be complicated, especially for some people. There are many situations where a child’s parents may not be able to raise their son or daughter. There are also scenarios where parents may kick their teenage son or daughter out ...

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

Can Exes Remain Friends?

Relationships...can be really complicated. When you marry someone, usually it means that you originally had a very high opinion of this person. Once upon a time, you probably thought the world of him or her. Maybe, they could do no wrong. Now, your ...

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

Grandparents' Rights to Custody & Visitation in California

Many people agree that grandparents can be wonderful influences in the lives of their grandchildren. Grandparents have so much to offer, such as unconditional love, companionship, life advice, mentoring, babysitting, and so much more. In most cases, ...

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

Science Behind Cheating

Infidelity can be a hot topic of debate. Does going to a strip club count as cheating? Does an emotional Facebook affair that was never consummated count as cheating? Do bachelor parties even count? What about an emotional relationship with a close ...

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

How Do I Collect a Family Law Judgement in California?

When couples get a divorce, they draft a marital settlement or divorce agreement that is approved and signed off by the judge. Such agreements will have detailed provisions about the dividing of marital assets, dividing debts, spousal support, and so ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 30-Dec-2019

Tips for Physically Separating from Your Spouse

If divorce were easier, we’d probably see a lot more divorces. In reality, a lot of unhappy couples stay married because they become overwhelmed at the thought of moving, changing all of their utility bills, changing all of their account ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 23-Dec-2019

What is Parallel Parenting and is it Right for You?

We’ve written numerous articles about establishing a healthy co-parenting relationship, and we’ve given plenty of advice on how to succeed at co-parenting, but such advice doesn’t apply to everyone. It doesn’t necessarily ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 16-Dec-2019

California Divorce: Dividing Property

When it comes to dividing marital property in a divorce, the laws vary from state to state. California is one of a handful of states that follows the “community property” model. Under California’s community property law, all of the ...

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