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Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 9-Aug-2018

License Suspensions for Past-Due Child Support

When parents are ordered to pay child support, they often don’t realize the full consequences of falling behind on their child support payments. When in fact, the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) has a number of enforcement tools to ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 6-Aug-2018

Do Incarcerated Parents Pay Child Support?

In California, both parents are obligated to financially support their children. However, the family courts cannot make child support orders until a child support case has been opened in the court. Typically, child support is addressed with the ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 17-Jul-2018

How is Debt Divided in Divorce?

When couples divorce, usually asset division is at the top of their minds, not so much debt division. However, dividing debt is a critical issue that must be addressed and handled as intelligently as possible during a divorce. California is one of a ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 9-Jul-2018

Stepparent Visitation Rights

These days, a large percentage of the U.S. population is made up of blended families. It is not uncommon for stepparents to play critical roles in the lives of stepchildren. Sometimes, stepparents are the ones to raise their stepchildren. Sometimes, ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 18-Jun-2018

Understanding Military Divorce

Most spouses will quickly agree that divorce is challenging, stressful, and “not fun.” For civilians, divorce is hard enough but for members of the Armed Services, it can be even more complicated, especially when one or both spouses is ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 4-Jun-2018

Is the System Biased Against Dads?

For years, mothers received preferential treatment in child custody cases – this is how it was all across the country. In light of that, it’s understandable why so many fathers recall children of divorced parents living with their mothers ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 16-May-2018

Co-Parenting Tips for Divorcing Parents

Divorce is hard. Divorcing when you have minor children living at home can be even harder, but fortunately there are things you can do to make co-parenting easier. In our experience, divorce does not have to leave a lasting impact on a couple’s ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 7-May-2018

Can I Get a U.S. Passport if I Owe Child Support?

These days, it’s very difficult for a non-custodial parent to avoid paying child support. If such a parent falls behind on their child support payments, all sorts of negative consequences can ensue. For example, their wages can be garnished, ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 20-Apr-2018

San Diego Military Divorce & Custody

Divorce is typically a difficult process for one to endure no matter who you are, but for those who are active duty military members, it can be a little more complicated. A military divorce is not the same as those between civilians. Given that ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 18-Apr-2018

Reducing the Divorce Gossip

Have you decided that your marriage has reached the point of no return? If a divorce is inevitable, you’re going to have some difficult times ahead. Even if the divorce is 100% for the best, it’s probably still going to affect you ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 2-Apr-2018

The Cheating Spouse's Digital Trail

If you’re familiar with criminal justice, you may be aware that many professionals in criminal law and law enforcement believe that criminals always leave some type of evidence of their crime. Similarly, cheating spouses are also in the habit ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 19-Mar-2018

Should You Keep Your Ex's Last Name After Divorce?

Should you keep your ex’s last name after the divorce is final? That’s like asking: Should you keep the wedding rings? Should you remove your former mother-in-law’s number from your contacts? Should you remove your former spouse ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 5-Mar-2018

4 Silent Killers of Marriage

You know the obvious killers of marriage – domestic violence, adultery, finances – but there are “silent killers” that you’re probably less familiar with, and you may be living them as we speak. Forget all about lying ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 19-Feb-2018

Shocking Things About Divorce Part 2

Earlier this month, we published a post entitled, “Shocking Things About Divorce.” This month we decided to come out with a sequel where we share even more insight about what happens behind closed doors. If you can relate to these issues ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 1-Feb-2018

Shocking Things About Divorce

Given the fact that its February, we’re deep in the middle of divorce season. This is because January and February are known by family law attorneys as the “busiest time of year for divorce filings.” As divorce attorneys, ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 17-Jan-2018

7 Signs Your Spouse is Cheating

Do you suspect that your spouse is cheating on you? Are they acting strange, aloof, or secretive? Have they suddenly withdrawn from you or started working late nights at the office? Are they intentionally locking you out of their cellphone or ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 3-Jan-2018

Our Best Advice for Divorcing Parents

By its nature, divorce is very stressful – financially and emotionally. For parents with minor children, the stress of divorce is taken to a whole other level. Not because of child custody, visitation, child support and Parenting Plans, but ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 19-Dec-2017

Do I Need a Domestic Violence Restraining Order?

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), “Physical abuse includes the physical assault, battery, and sexual assault used as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 5-Dec-2017

FAQs About a California Divorce

Divorce is notorious for being a stressful event, especially because it means a person’s life is turned upside-down; however, we must remember the old saying, “Knowledge is power,” and this certainly applies to the divorce process. ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 16-Nov-2017

Dividing a Military Pension in a Divorce

If a couple is getting a divorce and one of the spouses is in the military, the service member’s military pension will be a marital asset that will be divided in the divorce. While the service member is in the Armed Forces and employed by the ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 2-Nov-2017

Divorcing During the Holidays

If you’re going through a hard time with your spouse, you may have realized that divorce is the only solution. Given that it’s November, you may be wondering, “Should I divorce before or after the holidays?” We bring this up ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 17-Oct-2017

Don't Let Social Media Undermine Your Divorce!

These days, social media has become a normal part of everyday life for most teens and adults (of all ages). Platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have been so deeply woven into the fabric of our society that social media has trickled ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 3-Oct-2017

Divorce and Your Credit

It’s no secret that divorce is extremely stressful. Many spouses admit that aside from child custody, the financial aspect of divorce is one of the biggest stressors. You’ve probably heard the horror stories, the ones where ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 13-Sep-2017

17 Realities of Divorce

Marriage can be one of the most beautiful institutions in the world until things take a turn for the worse and it’s anything but. Sure, we all know that couple in their 70s who’ve been happily together since high school, but that’s ...

Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 5-Sep-2017

Updating Your Estate Plan After Divorce

When you’re in the middle of a divorce, estate planning is probably furthest from your mind. However, once the divorce is official, you want to revise your estate plan and the sooner the better. If you delay and something happens to you, your ...

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