Up until the last few years, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in California and across the nation struggled to gain the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. This was especially a problem for homosexual couples looking...
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What lasting impact does domestic violence have on my health?
If you asked most people if they believed that domestic violence left a lasting impact on a victim's life, they'd likely tell you that it doesn't. Research conducted by the national nonprofit Futures Without Violence (FWV), however, shows that it does. They found that...
Spousal support may soon cap out at 5 years in California
On August 8, the California Secretary of State (SoS) announced that a new family law petition had begun circulating. If the proposal were to generate enough support among voters, lawmakers would be one step closer to limiting the length of time that a spouse can...
Why parental rights are terminated before a California adoption
There are many ways to adopt a child in California, each with different requirements to do so. If there's one commonality shared between them, it's that the child's biological parents are required to terminate their parental rights before an adoption is allowed to...
Deciding what’s in the best interest of your child isn’t easy
If you're going through a divorce, then you've likely heard your Riverside family court judge say they'll decide what's in the best interests of the child. While that sounds ideal, you may wonder what that means for your family in your specific circumstances. It's...
How you can help your child through your California divorce
Divorce is often difficult for spouses to cope with, especially the longer they've been married or the more high-value assets that they share. Parents often don't realize how much their divorce also impacts their kids until they start having behavioral problems at...
Financial literacy slows domestic violence rates
It's a story that many victims of domestic violence tell once they finally break free from their abusers. Many of them were held captive, not allowed to interact with others or to have access to any money. Others were forced to work and have their pay deposited into...
A move from the marital home can affect your child custody case
When a spouse realizes that their marriage is over, they often don't want to put off their inevitable move from the family home. They instead want to get the process over with right away. Many husbands and wives leave their kids behind with the other parent when they...
Parents need to have certain personality attributes to adopt
Many people have dreamt of becoming a parent but struggle to conceive on their own. Some individuals may not have considered having children but are touched by a particular child's story. Both of these situations may motivate someone to want to adopt a son or daughter...
Millennials: Having separate accounts doesn’t help if you divorce
One of the first things that couples used to do as soon as they got married was to combine their money into a single account. While they likely did this in large part to prove that "what's mine is yours," younger couples are avoiding doing this nowadays. Many of them...