Like many divorced parents, you and your ex-spouse may have difficulty getting along. Things may be tense when you speak with each other or meet to exchange the children. However, if your ex is doing things that seem to be affecting your relationship with your...
It can be difficult to recognize when you are a victim of domestic violence or abuse in California. One of the reasons for this is that the treatment you receive can alter your perceptions, but another reason is that abuse does not always take a recognizable form,...
Whether you are currently going through the divorce process, or you are simply considering filing for divorce, there are a myriad of issues to tackle. Child support is one of the issues that must be looked at when terminating a marriage. It is important that children...
Like other forms of relationship abuse in California, financial abuse can and does occur across all racial and ethnic groups, at all educational and socioeconomic levels and can victimize either women or men. However, according to the National Network to End Domestic...
Falling behind on child support can result in many different challenges, from anxiety to the threat of being taken into custody. However, there are other ways in which becoming delinquent on child support payments can disrupt a parent's life. For example, a...
Californian parents have big questions to ask about future child-rearing plans through the divorce process. How will they handle parenting moving forward? Will one parent have primary custody while the other sticks to a visitation schedule? More and more often,...
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...
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...
When California parents decide to get a divorce, one thing they usually need to discuss is child support. It is important for people to understand the details about these payments, especially when they are the ones who will need to make them.People typically work with...
As a parent in California, watching your child go through a divorce, no matter what their age, can be stressful and heartbreaking. This is especially true if there are custody issues. However, a divorce doesn't need to isolate you from your family. At the Law Office...
