What Is a Premarital Agreement and What Makes for a Good One? A prenuptial agreement, or premarital agreement, is a contract you sign before you get married. The purpose of the document is to list existing assets and debts and define the property rights each person has to those assets during the marriage and afterward, […]
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What Types of Child Custody Exist in California? Before examining how mediation can impact child custody cases in California, it’s valuable to understand what types of child custody are legally recognized in the state. Often, people think there is only one type of custody, but in fact, there are two, and each has subcategories. Physical
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Are prenuptial agreements legally enforceable in California? California recognized the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA) and has abided by it since 1986. The UPAA says that a written prenuptial agreement that both spouses sign legally goes into effect once the marriage is finalized. One common misconception is that a prenuptial agreement (often referred to casually
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What Types of Spousal Support Are Allowed in California? Spousal support (sometimes referred to as alimony) is sometimes part of a divorce plan and involves one spouse providing financial support to the other. It’s often used when the couple has been married for a long time, when one spouse has left the workforce to stay
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What Are Joint Debts? In a family law case, joint debts are the outstanding financial obligations that you and your spouse are both responsible to pay back. Common examples of joint debts may include car loans, credit card debts, medical bills, and mortgages on your house. In a divorce, these debts may be divided along
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What is a High-Asset Divorce? If one or both spouses have a high income, and their marriage is heading towards a divorce, it will likely be considered a high-net-worth divorce. Any assets acquired during the course of the marriage will be considered community property as per California law. This means that if the divorcing couple
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What is a Postnuptial Agreement? Discussing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements with your spouse or fiancée is a difficult conversation. These marriage contracts have a negative reputation and are perceived to take the love and romance out of a marriage by reducing that marriage to a civil contract between two people. Despite this, they play a
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What is Alimony? Alimony is also known as spousal support and spousal maintenance. It is financial support paid by one spouse or domestic partner to their former partner after the end of their union, either because of a divorce or separation. The purpose of alimony is for the recipient to maintain a certain standard of
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What is Divorce Coaching? A divorce can be one of the most challenging chapters of any person’s life. Not only is there the complicated divorce legal process, but there is the emotional toll that divorces take on those involved. And the voice can be damaging to the two spouses but also to all other family
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