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2023 Options for Dividing the Property in a California Divorce
Dividing the Property in a California Divorce: There are common properties to divide in a divorce like the family home, retirement plans, employee stock plans, household items, and debts. You can divide these using the traditional divisions discussed, or use more creative strategies like holding the property jointly after divorce or constructing a payment plan […]
2023 How to Locate, File and Serve Divorce Papers in California
File and Serve Divorce Papers: Before you start filling out court papers, it’s very important that you know which forms to use, how to provide them to the court, and how to give a copy to your spouse. Getting the right forms to the court and your spouse is based on a specific process. If […]
2023 Non-Guideline Child Support in California
Non-Guideline Child Support: There are a few exceptions to guideline child support. A judge has the option to order non-guideline support when guideline is not the right amount to meet your child’s needs. This may happen when a parent has extraordinarily high income; the guideline amount doesn’t fairly reflect the custodial time; or the judge […]
2023 Spousal Support Options
Whether you want Spousal Support Options or not, you must address spousal support for both of you in the divorce agreement. You have four options; you can receive support; you could waive support; you can reserve the issue for later; or you can do a buy-out. Whichever option you choose, it might not be the […]
2023 Creating a Detailed Spousal Support Agreement
Creating a Detailed Spousal Support Agreement: When you include permanent support in your agreement, you want to include the amount, when it starts, what days in the month it will be paid, and if agreed, when it will end. You can also add more to the agreement, such as when a spouse needs to start […]
2023 Filing and Serving the Divorce Petition in California
Filing Petition Packet: Once you have completed the Petition Packet, you’ll need to file them with the court clerk. Print, sign and date your forms in blue to distinguish the original from the copies. Make two copies of each signed form, including any required local forms. Then, package the forms so that you have three […]
2023 Dividing Debts in a California Divorce
Dividing Debts in a California Divorce: While you work through your property to divide, remember to also work through your debts. Debts are assigned in the same way as property. If incurred during marriage, the debt is a community obligation, unless it was incurred in a frivolous or fraudulent manner. If the debt is community, […]
2023 Employee Stock Plan Accounts in a California Divorce
With Employee Stock Plan Accounts in a California Divorce, the company offers the employee company stock, like stock options or restricted stock units, as part of the employee’s compensation. The company offers these benefits to attract talent and encourage employees to invest in their company’s growth. If their company does well, they do too. Vesting: […]