Blog Posts in 2019

• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 15-Apr-2019

  Do Unwed Fathers Have Rights Over Child Custody?

  In today’s society, it’s becoming more common and socially acceptable for couples (and non-couples) to have children outside the institution of marriage. Why is this? There are many reasons...A couple may be children of divorce and they ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 1-Apr-2019

  Divorce When You're the 'Out Spouse'

  It is not unusual for spouses to have very different financial roles in a marriage, especially if one spouse is the breadwinner or earns significantly more than the other spouse. One spouse may have a much greater earning power and the “out ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 18-Mar-2019

  Why Would I Want a Postnuptial Agreement?

  Prenuptial agreements are the ones that get the most press. We hear about them frequently in the media, especially when someone famous drafted one before marriage. Now postnuptial agreements...we don’t hear about them so much, but they’re ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 4-Mar-2019

  Disinheriting a Spouse in San Diego

  Ask any estate planning attorney and he or she will openly admit that sometimes their clients ask about disinheriting their spouses – it’s not uncommon. Why would someone want to do that? Usually, it’s because their spouse ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 18-Feb-2019

  Don't Waive Your Father's Rights!

  If you are a child of divorce or if you grew up with a lot of friends whose parents were divorced, you may remember the way things were: Usually the mothers had custody of their children and their ex-husbands paid child support and rarely got to see ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 4-Feb-2019

  Can Child Support Be Avoided with Joint Custody?

  As recent as the late 1990s, family courts across the nation were in the practice of showing preferential treatment to mothers in child custody cases, but that’s the past and things are handled quite differently now. In the past 30 years, women ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 21-Jan-2019

  How Does Domestic Violence Impact Child Custody in CA?

  If you’re getting a divorce and your family law case involves domestic violence (spousal abuse or child abuse), you’re probably wondering how the domestic violence will impact your case, especially in regards to child custody. Here, we ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 7-Jan-2019

  International Parental Kidnapping in San Diego

  Are you married to someone who’s from another country and now you’re afraid that he or she will flee the country with your children? Or, are you concerned that your soon-to-be ex is planning on abducting your children to another country? ...

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