If you and your spouse get divorced, your home may be an asset that they would like to retain. To offset the value of other assets, you may agree that they can keep it -- especially if it doesn't mean that much to you. However, the home is seldom purely an asset. It’s...
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How do you know if your spouse is hiding cryptocurrency?
You may have tuned out your spouse whenever they started talking about their bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As long as they weren’t raiding your joint bank accounts or your kids’ college funds to buy large amounts of it, you really didn’t care. Now that you’re...
Tips on planning for your divorce
Before you get divorced in California, it's important to prepare yourself as much as possible. Careful preparation can mean the difference between a quick divorce and a long, stressful legal battle. If you're prepared for your divorce, you'll be ready to tackle...
What are concerns with a “gray” divorce?
Divorces over the age of 50 occur, and they may occur with greater frequency than people realize in California and around the country. Several factors contribute to the rise of "gray divorce," ranging from disagreements over retirement finances, drifting apart, and...
How should you tell the kids about your divorce?
Generally speaking, you never want to mention divorce to your children until it’s a guarantee. Don’t bring it up as a possible outcome or talk to them about how you and your spouse are mulling it over. This just makes children feel stressed and uncertain. They...
How a divorce can impact your estate plan
It is generally in your best interest to review your estate plan after ending your marriage. This ensures that a former spouse can't inherit property, serve as your executor or otherwise benefit from your estate. In California, a spouse is essentially disinherited by...
Splitting debt in divorce
If you are going through a divorce, you might be concerned about how your assets will be divided. However, it is also important to consider how your debt will be divided. Since California is a community property state, the court may decide that debt acquired after...
Plan accordingly after a divorce
Those who have gone through a divorce will likely tell you they felt overwhelmed by multiple challenging decisions they had to make throughout the process, although they’re happier now. Naturally, couples with children often find it difficult to agree on child custody...
How to treat your spouse during divorce
Divorce has the potential to bring out the worst in even the kindest of people. When a former couple is battling over child custody, access to money and more, things can get contentious in a hurry. If you are going through a divorce in California, there are certain...
Can you predict a divorce before it happens?
If you're thinking about filing for divorce in California, you might be asking yourself why you didn't see this coming. As you look back on your relationship, you start to notice all the red flags that you didn't notice before. How can you keep this from happening in...
