For high-net-worth individuals in the Bay Area, dissolution of marriage involves far more than dividing household possessions. A marital estate may encompass venture capital holdings, real estate portfolios, restricted stock units (RSUs), and closely held business interests. The stakes are exceptionally high, and understanding the laws governing asset division is crucial to protecting your…
In late June, British-American model and actress Jodie Turner-Smith talked to Hota Kotb on Kotb’s Joy 101 podcast about co-parenting her 5-year-old daughter, Juno, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Dawson’s Creek actor Joshua Jackson. Turner-Smith filed for divorce from Jackson in 2023, after 4 years of marriage. The couple finalized their divorce in…
People choose legal separation in California when they want court orders for property, support, custody, or finances without legally ending the marriage. Common reasons include health insurance concerns, religious or personal beliefs, Social Security or retirement timing, financial planning considerations, or the need to obtain court orders before meeting California’s divorce residency requirements. Legal…
For better or for worse, social media platforms offer endless advice about pretty much everything: from health and beauty tips to stories about how people got through their divorces. Sometimes those two particular topics even intersect. Late last month, USA Today ran a story about a viral TikTok trend: the Divorce Glow-Up. According to…
A recent New York Times article, “They Started I.V.F., Then Split. Now Who Gets Custody of the Embryos?” examines the complex case of attorney Erin Millender and her ex-husband, Adam Rubin, who helps run a Long Island HVAC company. Millender, a high-powered career woman, had always dreamed of – and planned on – having…
A California divorce takes at least six months to become final. The six-month waiting period begins when the responding spouse is served with divorce papers or signs an acknowledgment of receipt. If the spouses still need to resolve property, custody, support, or financial disputes, the divorce can take longer than six months. The six-month…
For a long time, it’s been considered common knowledge that “50% of marriages end in divorce.” But that figure is outdated. According to a compilation of data published by Marriage Science: The crude divorce rate in the U.S. dropped by 42% in just over two decades – from 4.0 per 1,000 in 2000 to…
The main difference between divorce and legal separation in California is that divorce legally ends the marriage, while legal separation allows spouses to resolve financial, property, support, and parenting issues while remaining legally married. A divorced person may remarry after the divorce is final. A legally separated person may not remarry unless they later…
Graduation season is in full swing. Young adults across the country are donning caps and gowns, processing through football fields and high school auditoriums to receive diplomas and awards. Proud parents are in the crowd, cheering them on, beaming with pride, and reaching for the Kleenex. Congratulations, students! And you, too, moms and dads….
Your parents probably aren’t perfect. But if you were fortunate enough to be raised by people who could provide relative stability and support, they fed you, clothed you, took you to school and activities, cheered you on, sat by your bed when you were sick; maybe later they helped with college, or your wedding,…
