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Paternity Actions

An unmarried man may assert his paternity rights to see his child.

Mediation and Collaborative Divorce

You can divorce without acrimony or going to court.

Fiduciary duties of one spouse to another

Divorcing parties owe one another a fiduciary duty to reveal all their financial information.

The felony conviction of one spouse does not necessarily impact support.

If a spouse commits a felony but does not use community assets to do so, he or she may be entitled to support.

Common Family Law Questions

Various FAQs that most people ask about family law.

Why the Date of Separation is important.

The Date of Separation is important because after that date, all property acquired by a spouse is their separate property.

Child Custody/visitation

How do you get child custody and visitation?

Separate Property reimbursements may come from Community Property assets

You can be reimbursed for community property expenses you paid out of your own separate property.

Criminal acts of one spouse may affect the responsibility of the other to pay spousal support.

One spouse's criminal conviction may alleviate the other spouse's obligations to pay spousal support or restitution. See also the posting for "Felony conviction of one spouse" for a different take on this issue.

Spousal Support may continue to be paid so long as the receiver is not married.

How to account for bonus income under the case of Marriage of Ostler & Smith (1990) 223 Cal.App.3d 33,

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