The divorce process is long, labor-intensive, and emotionally taxing—even when you both know it’s the right decision and desire a smooth, straightforward, and equitable resolution. You will have to sort through many complex and contentious issues, including the division of assets, spousal/child support, and custody/visitation. Inevitably, there will be times when you and your…
Family keepsakes are becoming a source of disputes in divorce, but due to their lack of monetary value, they can be hard to divide between the parties. In the most straightforward California divorces, couples equally divide their most valuable assets and move on with their lives. But what happens to those things that held…
With so many complicated issues to wade through during the divorce process, it’s easy to get caught up in the most obvious ones—the division of property, custody, spousal/child support—and forget about more peripheral concerns, such as insurance policies. The end of your marriage will likely have severe ramifications for your health insurance coverage—it’s crucial…
You’ve been unhappy for a long time. You’ve tried hard to make this marriage work but have felt the distance growing between you and your spouse. You’re at the end of your ability to stay in this painful situation. And yet the next step feels overwhelming, frightening, and seemingly impossible. How do you tell…
Though it may seem like an old-fashioned tradition, the fact is that in our culture, it’s still customary for a woman to take her husband’s name. So much so that today, around 70 percent of married women do, according to an extensive 2015 New York Times-sponsored Google Survey that also drew on data from…
School’s out, and summertime is in full swing. Most parents, especially working parents, meet these months with a mix of excitement (picnics! pool time!), relief (less morning rush, no homework to help with), and anxiety: What on earth will we do with these kids all summer? And for divorced families juggling jobs and childcare…
Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C., recognizes that family law matters involve complex, sensitive issues that can have a lasting impact on you, your family, your finances and your future.