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Barney Connaughton on divorce and mediation: custody, support, property, and how the process works.
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Modifying Support after Divorce and Family Code 3664
Once you have completed your divorce and a Judgment has been entered to resolve your matter, you are not usually done with everything forever. This is especially true if you have minor children or if child and spousal support are at issue in your case. In your divorce decree you will have addressed the child […]
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Clean Slates, Mountain Peaks and Divorce.
I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the last couple of weeks roaming the rolling green hills of Ireland, chasing rainbows, exploring castle ruins which seemed to pop up around each bend, and enjoying a pint or two of Guinness along the way. Passing through the northwestern part of Ireland there lies a […]
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Divorce and Bankrutpcy.
For couples that are saddled with substantial debt when it comes time for divorce, it may be a good idea to explore the options available to navigate the debt in the best way possible. One option at your disposal may be filing for Bankruptcy. In this week’s blog we look at some of the considerations […]
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Divorce and Diving In.
I had a swimming class in high school which was my very first class of the day. We were supposed to dive in and swim a couple of warm up laps then meet the instructor at one side of the pool where the class would begin. The water was cold so each morning I would […]
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Divorce and Proceeding by Default.
To initiate a divorce in California, typically one spouse will file a Summons and Petition with the Court and then will take that paperwork and have it served on the other spouse. This paperwork places the other spouse on notice that they have 30 days to have a Response prepared and filed with the Court. […]
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Happy St. Patty’s Day!
Top O’ the Mornin to Ya! With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would table divorce stuff for another week and share a little bit about what the day means to me and why. You might figure that with a name like Barney, I have some Irish roots. This is […]
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Divorce and Taking a Moment to Breathe.
It is a Friday morning, and come noon I am going to sneak out of the office, drive up to Dana Point and catch a ferry over to Catalina Island. If you have not been to Catalina, it is like a Mediterranean desert isle with hillsides dotted in pastel colored houses, Spanish style tile and […]
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Divorce Reimbursement and Paying a Spouse’s Prior Support Obligations
Your situation may involve circumstances where you, or your spouse, was required to pay child or spousal support for a prior spouse or children outside of the marriage. These obligations need to be factored into the family finances during the marriage. So, what issues might arise related to these support payments when you later […]
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Paying for Appraisals and other Valuations in Divorce.
To be in a position to understand how to fairly divide assets and obligations in a divorce, we need to know their value. For complying with the Court’s disclosure requirements we are also required to place values on everything. For many assets this is an easy task. For items such as bank accounts, investment accounts, […]
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Realtors and Divorce
One often challenging issue in divorce is sorting out what will happen to the family residence. I have written prior blogs about some of the options and considerations, including one spouse moving forward with a buyout, deferring the sale until the market is better or until school lets out, or until graduation, or having it […]
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Using Financial Professionals to Support a Healthy Divorce
Most people facing divorce think first and foremost to find a divorce attorney to move them through the process. I encourage couples to also look at hiring a mediator as a first resource. Whichever path is taken there are other professional resources to bring into the mix which may provide further expertise and guidance as […]
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Police Dogs, Bar Exams and Divorce Mediation
This past weekend I was cleaning up some old files and I happened across a copy of my old bar exam dated Tuesday morning, July 28, 1992. I didn’t even realize that I had kept a copy, yet here it was over 30 years later, reminding me of my beginnings in the law. At that […]