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Cost of Divorce
Even before you face the financial challenges that life after divorce will present, you may need to add another new expense to your budget: the...
Marital Status
The marital status [married, single, divorced, legally separated, widowed or annulled] is always an issue in any dissolution, legal separation or annulment case. In a...
Military Retirement and Disability Pay
In San Diego, California, there are many military members and many spouses of military members. In San Diego, there a Marines, Navy, Air Force, Army...
Child Support Calculation
HOW IS THE CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATION ARRIVED AT WITHOUT USING THE DISSO MASTER PROGRAM FOR THE BASE AMOUNT IN A DIVORCE, LEGAL SEPARATION OR PATERNITY...
Domestic Violence and Restraining Orders
Disagreements between romantic partners and relatives are often intense and, unfortunately, sometimes escalate from contentious arguments into acts that constitute abuse or threatening behavior. Such...
Dissolution of Marriage
Our firm understands that every client is unique and their problems are individual. Our job is to ascertain the facts and then apply the facts...
Business Valuation
In San Diego, many divorce and legal separation cases involve the valuation of a business interest. Unlike many assets in a divorce, a business may...
Child Relocation
When spouses with young children divorce, it is not unusual for them to live relatively near to each other. After all, despite divorce, many parents...
Contested Divorce
Few divorces are pleasant, but a contested divorce—that is, one in which the spouses are unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their...
Child Support Modifications
When a married couple with minor children divorces, the issue of whether either party owes child support must be addressed. It’s important to understand, though,...
E-Divorce
People who wish to legally end their marriage in California must institute divorce proceedings by filing a petition for dissolution. For many years, the petitioner...
Retirement Plans
In San Diego, California, many family law and divorce cases involve division of retirement plans. This can be a complicated area of the law and...