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...
Month: November 2018
Did you double-check your beneficiaries after the divorce?
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...
Tax code change to impact divorce negotiations
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...
Mediation or collaboration: Which is better?
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...
Is joint parenting better for children?
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...