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  • GOOD TO KNOW - CAN I GET A RESTRAINING ORDER?

    In this Episode of GOOD TO KNOW, Don discusses Restraining Orders and gives advice on the correct way to handle getting a restraining order and tips on the best options for your situation. https://youtu.be/dWme648RXo8
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  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder's Impact on Marriage and Children

    By Don Schweitzer, Esq. and Nitasha Khanna, Esq. The story of Chris Kyle is well known, given the huge success of the movie "American Sniper." Kyle was a Navy Seal and a war hero who had to deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when he returned from war. Much like thousands of other veterans who served in combat during the past fifteen years, Kyle's military service caused a great deal ...
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  • Adoption and Divorce

    If you're an adoptive parent filing for divorce in Pasadena , keep in mind that an adoptive parent has all of the same rights and responsibilities as a natural birth parent. This includes the right to visitation and the responsibility to pay child support. The main difference in a divorce that involves an adopted child is the need for extra sensitivity in regards to helping the child adjust to the ...
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  • How Much Child Support Is "Too Much?"

    According to Pasadena family law lawyers , it's a common misconception that child support is only supposed to cover a child's basic needs. The courts have consistently upheld the belief that both parents have a financial responsibility to their child after a divorce. However, what financial responsibility means is dependent upon the income of the parents. For parents with low incomes, support ...
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  • Using Play Therapy as a Tool to Help Children Recover from Divorce

    It can be hard for parents to determine how their preschoolers are coping after a Pasadena divorce , simply because young children lack the capacity to verbally express their emotions. For this reason, play therapy is often recommended as a way to help kids cope with the end of their parents' marriage. At first glance, a play therapy room probably looks much like your child's room at home. There ...
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  • Divorce and the Stages of Grief

    When actress Jennie Garth, the former star of 90210 , confirmed her divorce from Twilight actor Peter Facinelli, she compared the loss to the personal trauma of losing her father after a long battle with heart disease. Garth may be a celebrity, but her experience is not uncommon. Many couples considering a Pasadena divorce feel that the grieving process when getting a divorce is much like the ...
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  • What Is Family Law?

    If you're considering filing for divorce, you might be wondering if you need the services of a Pasadena family law firm . Many divorce attorneys advertise themselves as family law lawyers. Family law is an area of practice that involves issues relating to the family structure. This includes everything from drafting a prenuptial agreement to preparing a divorce settlement. Family law can involve ...
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  • How Long Does It Take to Recover From Divorce?

    A Pasadena divorce lawyer can help you handle the legal aspects of ending your marriage, but only you can determine how much healing time you'll need before you're ready to truly move forward with your life. Ending a marriage is a significant life event. It's perfectly natural to be feeling a mixture of emotions. If infidelity is the reason for the divorce, you might be angry at your partner and ...
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  • How Real is Divorce Stress Syndrome?

    Stress, as anybody divorcing in Pasadena knows, comes with the territory of ending a marriage. Even under the best circumstances, divorce can be an emotional, stressful and tiring time. In the worst case scenarios, many health professionals say divorce can lead to serious medical and emotional problems. Since actress Demi Moore's recent hospitalization following her breakup to Two and a Half Men ...
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  • A Link Between Psychiatric Drug Use & Divorce?

    If the stress of a contested divorce in Pasadena has pushed you to seek the help of a therapist or psychiatrist, you're not alone. Divorces can be emotionally draining; many people rely on mental health professionals to help them during a breakup. Now a surprising new study finds that one in four women in the United States take at least one anti-psychotic medication for depression, ADHD, anxiety ...
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  • Study Finds Self-compassion Helps Heal Divorced People

    The Dalai Lama once said, "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." For couples seeking divorce advice in Pasadena , however, love and compassion might be particularly difficult to muster up. But according to a new study, "self-compassion" could be the secret weapon for helping the recently-divorced heal emotionally. Self-compassion is described as ...
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  • David Duchovny and Tea Leoni Separate... Again

    The Hollywood marriage of Tea Leoni and David Duchovny is the kind of on-again, off-again union family lawyers in Pasadena have come to expect from Tinsel Town. The pair, who met in 1997, separated in 2008 and renewed their vows in 2009, have once again broken up. Yet it still remains to be seen if the couple will file for divorce this time. A rep for the couple announced last Wednesday that ...
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  • Tiger Woods Moves On With Two New Mansions

    Leaving an old house filled with bad memories is something divorce attorneys in Pasadena see pretty often. So it isn't too surprising that Tiger Woods has decided to leave the Orlando, Florida, home that was the scene of the crime for the fender-bender which opened a Pandora's Box of divorce drama. What is surprising is that Tiger is reportedly moving into two new mansions to help him put the past ...
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  • Mississippi and Montana Turn Down Divorce Reform Bills

    It is a political trend divorce attorneys in Pasadena have seen brewing for quite some time: divorce reform bills. For the last couple of years, a variety of divorce reform acts have been purposed by politicians and lawmakers across the country. Yet just as this trend has gained momentum, two high-profile divorce bills on the ballots in two very different states have been defeated. In Montana, ...
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  • Is Divorce Harder on Women?

    If you're seeking divorce advice in Pasadena , it doesn't matter what sex you are. Male or female, divorce is filled with emotional extremes and financial stresses. New reports, however, suggest that the divorce process is tougher on women than it is on men. With childcare responsibilities and fewer financial resources, modern women of divorce are still faced with challenges that their male ...
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  • Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Have a FallingOut

    Nary a peep - lip synched or otherwise - has been heard from singer/actress Ashlee Simpson-Wentz in quite sometime. When we last caught up with Ash, she and her husband, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz , were happily married and raising their two-year-old son, Bronx. Yet tabloid reprieve was not meant to last for the younger Simpson sister. Divorce attorneys in Pasadena and Hollywood insiders were ...
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  • The Truth About Drinking and Divorce

    If you are seeking divorce advice in Pasadena because you are leaving a spouse who has a drug or alcohol problem, you are not alone. A new study from Indiana University says alcoholism is a major factor in divorce and separation. Yet hard-earned experience tells us alcohol and drugs have been destroying relationships for years. Mary Waldron, lead author of the study from the Indiana University ...
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  • Does a Parents’ Divorce Lead to Suicide?

    Family attorneys in Pasadena have long been aware of the effects a divorce can have on children. Now a new study suggests that kids from divorced homes are more likely to seriously consider suicide as adults than adults who grew up with intact families. A study from the University of Toronto surveyed 6,647 adults including 695 who were still minors when their parents divorced. Men and women, the ...
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  • Famous Children Struggle With Divorcing Parents, Too

    Family attorneys in Pasadena know that the breakup of a family is challenging for children regardless of economic background or the careers of their parents. But for famous children whose parents are divorcing, the dissolution of the family brings on a whole separate slew of complicated issues. Lately, we've seen kids from the world of entertainment come to grips with their divorcing parents in ...
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