Tag: DIVORCE
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ALIMONY / SPOUSAL SUPPORT
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Spousal Support (otherwise known as alimony or maintenance) is intended to help the supported spouse to maintain his or her accustomed (marital) standard of living, and to help ease the transition to living as a single person. Either party may be ordered to pay spousal support. No statute requires that…
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PATERNITY
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Due to the emotional and financial implications, paternity issues can be extremely complex and inflammatory. Attorney Downs represents both mothers and fathers seeking to establish paternity and those seeking to refute paternity. With regard to married couples, there is a statutory presumption that the husband is, in fact, the biological…
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CHILD SUPPORT
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In California, as in most states, parents going through divorce are responsible for the financial support of their children. Child support is the money paid by one divorcing parent to the other parent as his or her contribution to the support of the minor children. (Child support is also appropriate…
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CHILD CUSTODY / VISITATION
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CUSTODY Custody can be one of the most complicated and emotional issues involved in a dissolution of marriage. Children can become a divorce’s unseen and unheard victims. The court is responsible for protecting the children’s well-being, even if doing so conflicts with the wishes of either or both of the…
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DIVORCE / LEGAL SEPARATION
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Beyond the considerable emotional pain, the end of a marriage is legally complex. Consult a lawyer if your marriage is ending. You will need sound professional advise to determine child custody, financial support, and to make a fair division of the property of the marital community. Depending on your circumstances,…