Disagree with your Ex about COVID-19 Vaccinations ?
Disagreeing with Your Ex About COVID-19 Vaccination for Your Child?: For divorced parents, there are many decisions where they need to come to an agreement with their ex-spouse regarding their children’s health and wellbeing. Often decisions are outlined in their parenting plan, including: their child custody, visitation rights and certain decisions about their child’s medical […]
Depreciation Deductions & Child or Spousal Support
How Do Depreciation Deductions Enter into Child or Spousal Support? If you own a business or a rental property, you are probably used to taking depreciation deductions. These are applied against your annual income on your federal and California state tax returns. These depreciation deductions lower your income for tax purposes. When calculating your income […]
Courtroom Decorum in a Virtual World
Courtroom Decorum in a Virtual World When the courts closed early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many of them turned to virtual platforms, such as Zoom, to conduct family law cases. Rather than a solution to an immediate problem, virtual hearings may continue to be an option for years to come. That’s not only due to […]
How To Prepare a Child Custody Move Away Case (A Full Guide)
Can I move with my child out of Marin? California? The United States? Will the Family Court allow me to relocate and keep my custody time? In California, cases that concern the relocation of children are referred to as “move-away” cases. More often than not, these cases are complicated. All of these questions are normal. Many […]
A Marin Family Law Attorney’s Guide to Understanding Child Custody
The hardest part of divorce for many people is the thought of losing time with their children. Many people stay in bad relationships to avoid splitting custody. Not all parents “consciously uncouple,” while peacefully focusing on the kids. If you are divorcing or going through a legal separation and have children under 18, child-custody disputes […]
Marin Family Law Attorney: Duty to Support Unmarried Cohabitant
In California, during the pendency of a proceeding or in a judgment of dissolution or legal separation, the court may order a party to pay spousal support to the other party. The court orders support in the amount and for the length of time it determines is just and reasonable, based on the standard of […]
May I Deny My Ex Child Custody Time Due to COVID-19?
Custody exchanges in the COVID-19 pandemic terrify many parents. You may be wondering: can I deny parenting due to Covid-19? Or, can my ex deny parenting time to me? The short answer is “no”. We recommend compliance with all existing court orders. If your court order provides requires parenting time exchanges, then follow the court […]
7 Tips for “Winning” Child Custody in Family Court
7 Tips for Winning Child Custody in Family Court In the state of California, any parent who files a motion to establish or modify child custody or visitation must go to Family Court Services before a judge or commissioner will hear their case. The purpose of Family Court Services is to help the parents come […]
When Child Visitation Schedules Change, So Can Your Support Payments
When Child Visitation Schedules Change, So Can Your Support Payments A parent can retroactively get credit for child support payments they paid to an ex-spouse who no longer takes care of their child through Jackson Credits When couples with children go through divorce or otherwise separate, they must establish a plan with the court. This […]
COVID-19 – Guidelines for Parents Sharing Child Custody
COVID-19 – Guidelines for Parents Sharing Child Custody Sharing your children during even normal times is often stressful for divorced and separated parents. Under the current conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, child sharing is bound to create even more stress and concern. The key to weathering this storm, I believe, calls for three behaviors: […]