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Single parents can benefit greatly from child support, but there are often more benefits than just financial security for the custodial parents. Many individuals who are single parents are raising kids on just one income. Additionally, people who are single parents...
You promised to serve your country and are proud to be able to do so. Now that you have a child, you find that military life doesn't always make parenting easy. This problem is compounded if you and your child's mother aren't together any longer. Not only do you have...
California courts strongly affirm the importance of parental involvement in their children's lives. This means that children need an emotionally supportive relationship with each parent, and parents also have the responsibility to financially support their kids. When...
Divorce among retirees in California and throughout the U.S. is becoming more common than it ever was. In fact, a study by the National Center for Family and Marriage Research determined that the divorce rate among individuals over the age of 50 doubled between 1990...
California parents whose former spouse decides to move in order to be closer to a new partner may face longer commuting times and other challenges. For example, the parent and the new partner might dislike one another, and neither may like the other being in contact...
California millennials may be more likely to get prenuptial agreements than previous generations, and experts agree that because of the assets many of them bring into marriages, this is a wise idea. Many millennials are marrying at older ages, and they may be bringing...
California residents may be interested to know that data released on Nov. 17 reveals that divorce rates dropped in 2015 while marriage rates increased in the same year. However, this doesn't imply that marriage rates are increasing because divorce rates are dropping...
January is a popular month to start divorce proceedings-perhaps it's because of yet another unpleasant holiday season spent as a couple, or because you're the kind of person who loves making and keeping new year's resolutions. But is it worth waiting for, when you're...
Since California is a community property state, student loan debt may be considered a shared obligation in a divorce. This means that even if only one person went to school using the loan, both might be responsible for paying it back. However, this is only the case...
California businesses that have employees who are subject to child support orders may want to know about a portal that will be available across the country in 2017. On Oct. 31, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement released the online portal, which is...