Going through a divorce can feel overwhelming, emotionally and logistically. Amidst all the turmoil and the three significant factors you have to sort out—property division, custody, and spousal/child support—there are other, smaller but complex, and critical issues that will significantly impact your post-divorce life. One of the most important is health insurance. Let’s face…
When you’re going through a divorce, it’s common to feel angry, emotional, anxious, and distrustful. You and your spouse may disagree over just about everything right now and have very different points of view. Everything hurts, and nothing seems fair. There are plenty of hot-button issues to sort through during your split—but, almost inevitably,…
The decorations, twinkle lights, shop windows, and songs all say it’s the most wonderful time of the year. But when you’re in the midst of a painful divorce or newly navigating co-parenting, the holidays can be a challenging time. ‘Tis the season for a fresh wave of sorrow, disappointment, loneliness, regret, wistfulness, guilt, and…
Parental Alienation is a hotly disputed, widely misunderstood, and oft-misused concept that can distort custody cases—sometimes with dangerous or damaging outcomes. It’s essential to understand the context and history of the Parental Alienation theory and how misapplication can have a detrimental—even devastating—effect in family court. Under California law, the child’s best interests, except in…
Divorce is deeply personal. On top of the heartache and overwhelming logistics, you feel vulnerable and exposed. We all have things in our lives we’re not proud of—bad decisions, moments we’ve not been at our best. And let’s face it- a crumbling marriage doesn’t always bring out our highest nature. It’s understandable if you…
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…
A spouse’s unfaithfulness can be devastating to their partner and the marriage. An affair breaks the marital vows, shatters trust, and erodes intimacy in the relationship. Perhaps you’re the partner who feels betrayed or the one who has cheated and wonders whether your marriage is irreparably damaged or automatically over. The hard truth is…
The dust has settled after a long, painful divorce process. You’re on the other side and healing. You’re ready for connection, fun, partnership, love, and intimacy again—and you’ve found someone special. Or course you’re eager to invite them fully into your new life. But how will your kids react? Thoughtfully navigating the introduction between…
