How Can a Divorce Affect My Credit?
During a divorce, your resources of time, money and patience will deplete. Because of this, it is easy to overlook a few late payments here and there. Similarly, if your spouse has been ordered to pay for certain bills during and/or after the divorce, you could be subject to the consequences of them not following that order. For example, if your spouse is ordered to pay temporary spousal support during…
Read MoreWhat Happens to Student Loans in a Divorce?
When you are getting a divorce, you are forced to take stock of your life and all your debts and assets. Having an education is an undeniable asset in this economy but one that comes at a price. While a degree certainly adds to your earning power and potential, more often than not it will come with a burden of student loan debt that you cannot get away from. You…
Read MoreWill a Bonus be Considered Income?
Much of what needs to happen in a divorce involves dividing finances and property. Many financial aspects of your divorce will be determined based off of your income information. Spousal support, child support and property division will all rely, in full or in part, on income information to be resolved. For child support, California has a standardized, statewide formula that takes into consideration a wide range of income sources. Aside…
Read MoreWill a Criminal Past Affect My Divorce?
If you have a criminal past, you may be wondering how or if that will come into play in your family law matters. This depends on just what issues are at hand in your divorce. It also depends on what your crime was. Many people have minor offenses on their record and these may not affect divorce proceedings at all. However, if you have any violent offenses, offenses against children…
Read MoreDo I Have to Appear in Court for My Divorce?
California does not have any law requiring you to appear in court for your divorce. You have a few options for how to handle your divorce and some do not involve appearing in court at all. First, if you and your spouse can agree on all issues in the divorce, you may simply draft up your agreements, sign off on them, and submit them, along with the appropriate documents, to…
Read MoreCan I Travel During Divorce Litigation?
If your divorce is in litigation, you may have several hearings before your issues can be resolved. You are probably in disagreement with the other party over one or more issues and might be having your attorneys fighting for what you want in court, if you are not representing yourself. In most cases, you do not need to have much in-person involvement while your attorney does this. You may need…
Read MoreWhat is a Court Issued Order?
In the world of divorce, much of what is finalized goes into a court order. A court order is a document representing an order from the court to do something. Orders can be issued on a wide range of issues. A domestic violence restraining order can be issued in domestic violence cases, which order a person to not contact another person. Child support and custody orders can be issued in cases…
Read MoreWhat is Divorce Settlement?
It may come to no surprise to you that divorces can sometimes end up as long, expensive legal battles in court. Very few couples will actually agree on everything in a divorce and so most will have to work through issues and come to a compromise on many issues. There a few ways you can do this. You can work with a mediator or a collaborative law facilitator to come…
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