What is the effect of adding your spouse to your home’s title? You just got married, and you are thinking about adding your new spouse to the title of your home. After all, you have made a commitment to love and support this person for the rest of your life, and sharing your home with
Substance Abuse, Its Affect on Children and Child Custody Issues of substance abuse by a parent can have serious implications regarding child custody and parenting time. In California, if one parent alleges that the other has harmed or can potentially harm their child or children due to substance abuse, he or she can petition
Who gets the family pet in a divorce? If you live in California, starting on January 1, 2019, things are about to change. A new law passed on October 1st of this year, Assembly Bill 2274, will treat pets as more than simply community property to be argued over in the separation of assets. Instead,
In a Divorce, Who Gets the Embryos? A divorce can be complicated, especially when children are involved. It can become even more complicated when a child is planned, but has not yet been born. Couples sometimes choose to create embryos (fertilized eggs) through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for many reasons, with treatment for current fertility
Sharing a home with someone you want to divorce is a stressful situation, whether you are the one initiating the divorce, or on the receiving end. Both of you may feel as if you are walking on eggshells in each other’s presence. If you have children living with you as well, the situation can be
Here’s How a Vocational Examination for Your Ex-Spouse Can Help With Your Child Support Payments What should you do if your child’s other parent refuses to maximize their income by declining appropriate work, so that they can receive more child support from you? Ask the court to order that they take a vocational examination. A
On behalf of Law Office of Christina Sherman on Monday, May 8, 2017. Update: This post was written in May 2017. In August 2018 we added an updated opinion and new blog post More and more couples turn to IVF as a form of assisted reproduction. As a result, an area of litigation involving who
By Christina Sherman of Law Office of Christina Sherman posted on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Move-aways, also called relocation cases, occur when one parent wants to relocate to another location with the children of a marriage or prior relationship. In the Bay Area, a relocation can be a short distance; Marin County to Contra Costa
On behalf of Law Office of Christina Sherman on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. The importance of becoming self-protective and assertive during separation and divorce cannot be overstated. You must provide for your own safety in order to keep your children safe. But these efforts must be kept in perspective lest they morph into obsessive futile
On behalf of Law Office of Christina Sherman on Monday, June 1, 2015. The process of separation/divorce is one of the most challenging experiences you can have as an adult. There are few life transitions that rival the sheer emotional intensity and threat level of dissolution. When child alienation is part of the process the