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Legal separation and its date to remember
There are many reasons why couples pursue a legal separation, including tax issues, health insurance matters and religious beliefs, but the most common is something of a gray area: The couple is unsure if they want to stay married, but they’re also not ready to…
A shared digital life can hurt you in divorce
In a typical Orange County marriage, it can make a lot of sense to the spouses to save money by sharing digital connections with a family phone plan, streaming services, Wi-Fi passwords, backup accounts, common photo storage and on and on. In marriage, all of…
Part II: Should you sell your house before or after a divorce?
As regular readers of our blog know, we wrote recently about the pros and cons of selling your Orange County house before your divorce. In this post, we’re going to look at the other side of the issue. Pros and cons of selling after the…
Should you sell your house before or after a divorce?
Like so many questions in divorce, the question of whether you should sell your Orange County house before or after your divorce is best answered with “it depends.” It depends on the financial situation of both you and your spouse, as well as tax implications…
How to tell your kids about your impending divorce
We recently read a newspaper advice column that tackled a couple of difficult questions: When should divorcing parents tell their children about the split and what should they say? The man who penned the letter to advice columnist Ellie said that he and his wife of 14…
Examinations of Orange County happiness and divorce
Those of us who live in Orange County fully understand why so many of our cities place so high in a recent study of the happiest cities in the U.S. WalletHub analyzed data from 31 metrics in three categories: emotional and physical well-being; income and…
Divorce mediation: Is it for you?
Orange County sits just a few miles southeast of Hollywood, where divorces in movies can involve taut and poignant courtroom scenes, as in the Dustin Hoffman-Meryl Streep classic “Kramer vs. Kramer.” In real life, that kind of courtroom battle can be costly and time-consuming. Many…
Finding the true value of assets in divorce
Among the reasons given for divorce, in Orange County as in other areas, disputes over money are consistently near the top of the list whether in a high net worth divorce or a more traditional divorce. Many married couples have disagreements over how much money…
Pandemic pushes some couples together, pulls others apart
The pandemic made the past year a long and difficult struggle in Orange County, and across the U.S. The nation’s economic challenges – lockdowns, layoffs and the migration of a significant portion of the workforce from the office to the home – has resulted in…
What if your child gets sick on the other parent’s time-share day?
Even after you have worked out your parenting plan, there are bound to be surprises. Ideally, your agreement will try to foresee most of the problems that could crop up in time-sharing and parental decision-making. It should also contain a method for resolving any disputes…
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