Westlake Village Legal Blog
Will child support cover your child’s college tuition?
At the end of your relationship, you probably have many concerns as a parent. How can you protect your relationship with your children? Will they have the support they need to pursue the activities they love and the education they need? While these immediate concerns...
Embracing single life after gray divorce
While any divorce is difficult, a divorce that occurs later in life presents unique challenges. Many people going through a gray divorce have been with the same partner for many years. Re-establishing themselves as a single person can feel intimidating. Gray divorce,...
Navigating divorce on Facebook
Facebook is a great platform for sharing family photos, connecting with old friends and watching hours of cat videos. How do you use it when things aren’t perfect, though? Like when you’re going through a divorce? To Facebook or not to Facebook Even though social...
Understanding gray divorce
Late-in-life divorce, just like any marriage split, can be challenging for not only the couple but friends and family. After a long-term marriage, it can be hard for others to understand why it doesn’t work out. Many assume that it has something to do with a late-life...
How to discuss changes to custody or visitation
There may come a point when a child of divorce wants to live with his or her other parent. This can be difficult to hear even if a California parent has been expecting to hear it. It is important to have a calm and rational discussion about the matter even if it can...
Which co-parent pays for extracurricular activities?
Now that school is in full swing, the young one in your family may plan to play sports, join a dance group or participate in some other type of extracurricular activity. Because these endeavors can be pricey, you may wonder whether you or the child’s other...
More millennials seeking prenups than previous generations
California millennials might be requesting prenuptial agreements in greater numbers than their parents did. According to a survey by the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers, more than 60% of attorneys say requests for prenups are on the rise, and of those...
Is socioeconomic status linked to marital unhappiness?
People in California might expect that people who are less well-off financially might also face more difficulties in their marriages. After all, conflicts over money can be a major part of marital stress and an eventual decision to divorce or separate. During the...
HAVEN Act offers protection to veterans filing for bankruptcy
Veterans in California may be at a disproportionate risk for having to file bankruptcy. While veterans are only around 10% of the overall population, they make up 15% of bankruptcy filers. In 2017, there were around 125,000 bankruptcies filed by veterans. However, the...
Documents that are needed in child custody hearings
California parents who will be attending a child custody hearing may have a difficult time gathering all the necessary documents. Knowing which paperwork will be relevant could swing the hearing in one direction or another. It's better to have too much documentation...
