We Want a Prenup But We are Already Married….Now What?

Post-marital agreements, much like premarital agreements, can be opportunities for married couples to collaboratively create agreements around things like: How to deal with day to day financesHow to allocate their income between separate and community propertyHow to...

How does Spousal Support Work in a Divorce?

Once divorcing couples begin living in separate households, they need to determine how their respective expenses will be paid. If either does not have sufficient income or other resources to cover their expenses, that spouse may have the ability to ask to receive...

Parenting by Agreement: The New Normal For Divorced Parents

By keeping agreements in divorcing families it is possible to repair trust between parents. Most parents considering divorce have lost the ability to communicate effectively, goodwill isgone and trust obliterated. Creating a financial settlement and parenting plan is...

I’m getting divorced – do my kids get to decide who they live with?

The simple answer is generally no with a “but”. People facing a divorce are often paralyzed with grief and fear. One of the most difficult issues to navigate is how are you going to be able to successfully co-parent your children. From the court’s vantage point,...