Puja Sachdev | November 6, 2024 | Child Custody
When parents are involved in a custody battle, a child under 18 can find themselves in a challenging and uncertain situation. With both parents at odds and potentially biased by personal interests or concerns about child support, the child’s well-being may be at risk. In California, family law provides two important roles to ensure the… read more
Puja Sachdev | October 30, 2024 | Child Custody
Halloween is often overlooked as parents negotiate a parenting plan and time-sharing agreement because most parents focus on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and birthdays. However, Halloween is a favorite holiday for most kids. It is great fun to dress up and go trick-or-treating. Parents do not want to miss out on these special events. Unfortunately, if you… read more
Puja Sachdev | October 8, 2024 | Child Custody
With marijuana now legal in California, parents entangled in custody disputes are asking a pressing question: How does lighting up impact custody rights? As cannabis becomes a common fixture in daily life, understanding its effect on custody arrangements has never been more crucial. So, can you still smoke weed and maintain custody of your child… read more
Puja Sachdev | October 8, 2024 | Child Custody
Child custody cases have the potential to be dramatic. Though unlikely, there is the potential for drug tests to be used to prove a parent is unfit for custody. There is an argument to be made that a parent who uses alcohol or drugs is unfit to take care of his or her child. A… read more
Puja Sachdev | October 3, 2024 | Child Custody
When we discuss child custody, we often do so in relation to a divorce or legal separation. However, parents do not always get married. They may have one or more children while remaining unmarried. Child custody can be more challenging for non-married couples who decide to end their relationship. Depending on the circumstances surrounding a… read more
Puja Sachdev | September 24, 2024 | Child Custody
Child custody is perhaps the most contentious issue in all of family law. Child custody issues, coupled with the related issue of child support, can greatly complicate a divorce by restricting your freedom of action. Moving out of state when you have joint custody of your children is not something you should do on impulse…. read more
Puja Sachdev | September 24, 2024 | Child Custody
Once nicknamed America’s finest city, San Diego has long been considered a great place to raise kids. The city has earned this reputation for several reasons. One has to do with its lack of criminal activity. San Diego has one of the lowest violent crime rates among large U.S. cities, falling at just 4.4 per… read more
Puja Sachdev | September 13, 2024 | Child Custody
Parents searching for something to do with their children on days they have custody may want to consider the New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego, CA. The museum is open all week except for Tuesdays. It is a place for kids to think, play, and create. With an art-based theme, the New Children’s Museum… read more
PUJA SACHDEV | August 15, 2024 | Child Custody
Missing a mortgage payment is serious, although it might not be catastrophic. When you consider how much the law values the welfare of children versus the welfare of the bank you might be paying a mortgage to, you will see that missing child support payments is like playing with fire. Below is a rundown of… read more
PUJA SACHDEV | August 14, 2024 | Child Custody
“Birdnesting” is a co-parenting arrangement in which the children remain in the family home post-divorce while their parents rotate in and out according to an agreed-upon schedule. The name comes from the way birds care for their young — the babies stay in the nest while the parents come and go. The following conditions are… read more
