Puja Sachdev | September 23, 2024 | Family Law
A comprehensive marital settlement agreement (MSA) should set the terms of your divorce, including any alimony, child custody, and child support arrangements. If you can reach an MSA (and not all couples can), you will enjoy numerous advantages over litigation. Following is a description of five of the most advantageous aspects of a marital settlement… read more
Puja Sachdev | September 18, 2024 | Divorce
Like many other aspects of their lifestyles, celebrities filing for divorce make for attention-grabbing tabloid headlines and social media drama. But there’s more to these high-profile splits than meets the eye. The overall U.S. divorce rate has dropped from 4.0 to 2.4 per 1,000 people in recent decades, but the trend is different with celebrity… 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 | September 5, 2024 | Family Law
Child custody is a sensitive and emotion-laden issue. How does a San Diego family court decide on custody arrangements? The “best interests of the child” is the primary consideration, but what exactly is that? And then there’s the issue of emergency custody, where one parent is seeking an immediate change in child custody arrangements, ostensibly… read more
Puja Sachdev | September 5, 2024 | Divorce
When spouses separate in California and one file for divorce, either spouse may file for spousal support or alimony. If the court determines that alimony is appropriate, it will issue an order of support for one spouse to support the other. How much support the court orders can be a complicated issue, for which you… read more
Puja Sachdev | August 15, 2024 | Divorce
Divorce is not always a battle. With California’s no-fault divorce laws, spouses can dissolve their marriage without proving fault. Some couples simply fall out of love and desire to divorce to move forward. They may remain friends after the divorce and continue to care for one another on a platonic basis. With that in mind,… 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
Puja Sachdev | August 13, 2024 | Child Custody
When child custody is at issue, it can be incredibly stressful for everyone involved. Ideally, the parents can agree on a parenting plan that the court will approve. However, that isn’t always the case. If you and the other parent can’t agree on custody issues, the court must decide. The court can only make custody… read more
Puja Sachdev | August 10, 2024 | Divorce
Sometimes, in a relationship, communication may break down so completely that one spouse files for divorce without telling the other. If you’re currently going through divorce proceedings, you can take some comfort in knowing you’re not alone. In 2022, the 45 U.S. states that reported this statistic reported a total of 673,989 divorces and annulments…. read more
