Modifying Child Custody vs. Modifying Visitation in California Family Court
During divorce proceedings, the issues of child custody and child support are reflected in a court order that the parties have to follow....
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andrew97628
- Mar 4
- 3 min
The Role of Minor's Counsel in California Family Law
What is Minor’s Counsel? Minor’s Counsel is an attorney that represents a child in family law proceedings. Minor’s counsel is appointed...
andrew97628
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Emergency Ex-Parte Orders in Orange County
Going through divorce, child support, or child custody proceedings can be very time consuming and often take months or even years to...
andrew97628
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Buyer Beware: Caution Against Non-Modifiable Spousal Support
Spousal support is often the main point of disagreement between spouses in a dissolution proceeding. The payment or receipt of spousal...
andrew97628
- Jan 27
- 3 min
Child Custody Investigations: Assessing Family Dynamics in Child Custody and Visitation Disputes
The issues of child custody and visitation are often highly contested in family court. Parents who are not able to agree on a parenting...
andrew97628
- Jan 20
- 4 min
Divorce: What Is A Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure?
In all divorce proceedings, there are a number of issues to be resolved before the process is finalized. Some of the issues that may...
andrew97628
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Bifurcation: Terminating Your Marital Status Sooner
Are you currently going through a divorce in California that is taking too long to finalize? There are many issues other than the...
andrew97628
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
Valuation of Goodwill in a California Divorce
Threshold Question: Is the goodwill of attributable to a business opened during the marriage a quantifiable and divisible marital asset...
andrew97628
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
What Happens to the Personal Injury Proceeds I Received When I Get Divorced in California? Family
Family Code Beginning Presumptions in California California is a community property state. “Community property” is broadly defined as all...
andrew97628
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Vocational Examinations in California Divorce Cases: Should You Request One?
Many Orange County Divorce cases often involve spousal support, also referred to as alimony or maintenance, which is money paid from one...
andrew97628
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Amendments to Code of Civil Procedure Give Court Option to Order Service by Facebook, Instagram
Ordinarily, a restraining order needs to be personally served upon the retrained party in California. Sometimes, service of a restraining...
Andew McKeown
- Dec 27, 2021
- 1 min
Founding Partner Kaleen Harris Certified by State of California as Family Law Specialist
Commencing 1/1/2022, attorney Kaleen Harris will be certified by the California Bar as a Certified Family Law Specialist in the field of...
Andew McKeown
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
California Modifications of Spousal Support
The Big Picture Modifications of spousal support require the occurrence of specified events, the elapsing of specified time, or a “change...
Andew McKeown
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
Divorce: Dissolution, Legal Separation and Annulment
From Amazon CEO Jeff and McKenzie Bezos divorce in 2019, to Netflix’s Oscar contender Marriage Story, to HBO’s aptly titled Divorce, the...
Kaleen Harris
- Jan 9, 2020
- 3 min
Child Support Modification Under California Law
At Harris McKeown Law Firm our attorneys possess the knowledge and experience to help individuals navigate the complicated world of child...
Kaleen Harris
- Jan 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Five Things to Resolve in Your Divorce
Almost every divorce in the state of California (involving children) will need to resolve these five basic issues: Custody, Support,...
Kaleen Harris
- Jan 9, 2020
- 3 min
California Premarital Agreements: Your Marital Insurance Policy
Premarital agreements (also known as prenuptial agreements or “prenup” for short) are “agreement(s) between prospective spouses made in...
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