If you have a disability, you know that it is important to have numerous benefits and government programs available to you, especially Medicaid. However, as you may also know, having significant assets may cut off your eligibility for Medicaid and other programs and...
If you and your spouse contemplate getting a California divorce, make sure you thoroughly understand any property settlement agreement you enter into. You may find it difficult to modify it after your divorce, particularly if you have already received some benefits...
When you and your soon-to-be-former spouse purchased a California home together, you likely did so with the intent of continuing to live with one another for the foreseeable future. Divorces happen all the time, however, and if you are involved in one, a time will...
December is a stressful month for many people, but you might be feeling more anxiety and sadness than in years past. Like many other Californians, you may have realized that your marriage is at an end, and you are just waiting for the holidays to be over before you...
At the Law Office of Stephen W. Penn, we understand that the holidays can be a lonely time of year for many Californians, especially when they are divorced. When your children spend Christmas with your ex, the sting of being alone can be particularly painful.As the...
Avoid a headache for your family and make sure you have removed your ex-spouse as your beneficiary on all your legal documents. If you do not want your ex-spouse to receive anything from your estate in the event of your death, it is worth the time to double-check that...
When going through a divorce process, spouses in California don't generally try to make the process last a long time. Now, however, they may have an added incentive to work on speeding up the path to a final divorce agreement and settlement, at least between now and...
If you and your spouse contemplate seeking a California divorce, likely neither of you relishes the prospect of spending months in court fighting each other. If you are like most divorcing couples today, you probably would prefer to take a more amicable approach to...
After you make the difficult decision to file for legal separation or divorce, you face many complicated issues. One of the most complex, however, may be that of child custody. When children are involved in a divorce, it is critical that decisions are made with their...
As someone currently involved in a California divorce, it makes sense that you might let other matters fall to the wayside for a while, but your estate plan is one matter you do not want to ignore. In the unfortunate event that you should pass away or become...
