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When parents go through a divorce, child custody is one of the most difficult things to deal with. Who will the child live with? How often will each parent see the child? These are tough questions to answer, and they can be even more complicated if both parents want primary custody of the child. Our child custody attorneys at Gill…
As we discussed in an earlier blog post, there’s nothing easy about being married to a narcissist. That is why being married to one often leads to divorce. In fact, narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and divorce are so commonly paired together, we’re going to go ahead and coin a new phrase that outlines how narcissism can do so much damage…
Spousal support is used to ensure that both spouses will be financially stable when their divorce concludes. It is typically paid each month by the spouse of greater income to the spouse of lesser income or greater parental responsibilities. Oftentimes, whoever pays spousal support feels like they are paying too much because they would rather not pay anything at all…
You have worked hard for your property, your belongings, and the money sitting in your bank account. Whether it’s the family home, vacation properties, a business, bank accounts, or retirement funds, the last thing you want is for your soon-to-be-ex to take more than their fair share. When it comes to high net worth divorce, there’s a lot more at…
People often assume that their family law case will end up in a courtroom in front of a judge or jury, but that’s not always true. Alternative dispute resolution (also commonly called appropriate dispute resolution or ADR) can allow parties to settle their case outside of the courtroom. Using ADR to resolve your legal dispute has a multitude of benefits…
Family law matters are notoriously time-consuming. Divorce, property division, and custody battles can take months or even years to complete, even with the skilled support of a qualified legal team. But what if you don’t have that time? What if you are dealing with an emergency, and your situation requires an action or resolution within a matter of days? Fortunately,…
Nobody ever enters into their marriage with the expectation that it will one day come to an end. Unfortunately, as we all know, divorce is a very real possibility for many modern couples with roughly half of all marriages ending in divorce. If you and your spouse have decided to part ways, you may be wondering whether a divorce or…
Aside from maybe child custody, property division is usually one of the most hotly contested issues couples face during divorce – specifically regarding who gets control of the family home and car. In the state of California, couples are given the freedom to decide this on their own. If the parties cannot agree, however, the property will be divided by…
Did you inadvertently get married and are now regretting your decision? While we have all seen the common trope of characters in television shows getting married in Vegas while drunk, similar scenarios can actually happen in real life in which a person gets married without fully having the capacity to understand the consequences of their actions. Whether it be a…