Blog Posts in February, 2013

What Is Collaborative Law?

Pasadena divorce lawyers want you to know that collaborative law offers many advantages when you are ending your marriage. It is generally quicker and less expensive than going to trial. It also helps promote a better coparenting dynamic for couples who have children together. If you're a fan of courtroom dramas, you might be confused by the very notion of collaborative law. Law is shown as ...

How to Tell Your Kids You're Starting to Date

Pasadena divorce lawyers don't recommend dating while you're still in the middle of a custody battle, but they do realize that most parents will eventually find themselves ready for a new romantic partner. There are several special concerns that divorced parents face when starting to date, but the one that seems to cause the most parental anxiety is when to tell your children that you're seeing ...

When Does Child Support End?

Court-ordered child support that is the result of a Pasadena divorce generally ends when the child turns 18 years old. If he or she is still a full-time high school student, however, child support will end when the child graduates or turns 19. Child support payments also end when: A child joints the military A child marries or registers a domestic partnership A child's request to become an ...

How Does California Handle Foreign Divorces?

In most cases, couples seeking a Pasadena divorce only need to worry about divorce laws in the state of California. However, there are some circumstances in which foreign divorce laws must be considered. United States citizens sometimes travel to other countries to obtain a divorce because of shorter waiting periods or more favorable laws regarding the distribution of assets. The most popular ...

Think Twice About a DIY Divorce

Generally, Pasadena divorce lawyers dislike the trend of states offering DIY divorce forms. While this is usually done with the motivation of trying to help lower-income people save money when filing for divorce, the forms can have unintended consequences. In Texas, for example, one judge recently encountered a woman who had listed on the form that she had no children. She did in fact have three ...

Kim Kardashian Seeks a Bifurcation of Status from Husband Kris Humphries

Pasadena divorce lawyers weren't too surprised when it was recently announced that Kim Kardashian is seeking a bifurcation of status in her divorce proceedings against Kris Humphries. The couple was only married for 72 days and Kim filed for divorce on October 31, 2011. Unlike many other celebrity divorce cases, however, this battle appears not to be about money. Kris Humphries wants an annulment, ...

New Study Finds That Divorce Places Women at Risk of Losing Health Insurance

One unexpected consequence of filing for a Pasadena divorce is losing access to health insurance. This is especially problematic for women. A recent University of Michigan study reports that about 115,000 women nationwide lose private health insurance every year after going through a divorce. Of these women, 65,000 become uninsured for six months or more. The primary reason that divorce affects a ...

Divorce Does Not Equal Failure

Often, people who are contemplating filing for divorce in Pasadena stay married longer than they'd like because they are afraid to admit that they've "failed" at achieving the level of marital bliss they were raised to expect. In our society, marriage is seen as a marker of adulthood. We try to fix up our single friends, even when they seem content to be alone. We look towards married couples ...