Reality television fans in California may be familiar with the popular VH1 show 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" and its two stars Joseline Hernandez and Steven Jordan. Hernandez is scheduled to give birth to her first child in January 2016, and she says that Jordan, who...
Month: November 2016
Grandparent visitation and custody
California grandparents may petition the court for visitation rights to their grandchildren in some situations. Though these rights are not as common in family law cases as parental visitation rights, they have been recognized in every state for several decades....
Court lowers payments for reality TV star’s ex
People in California who follow reality TV star Amanda Stanton may be interested to learn about recent changes in her child support agreement with her ex-husband Nick Buonfiglio. The couple had two daughters together before their split in 2015. Amid accusations that...
Billion-dollar divorce settlements
Many California residents who get divorced lose money in the process. they often experience a drop in income after a split, and marital assets that are divided in a property division settlement could feel like a financial loss for one of the parties. While divorce is...
Federal agency improves online child support portal
California employers will have access to an improved online portal operated by the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement. The portal is designed to help employers, and, more specifically, payroll departments, more efficiently process child support withholding...
Automatic temporary restraining orders in divorce
In the state of California, when one person files for divorce, a court will issue an automatic temporary restraining order on both parties. Among other things, this is intended to prevent a spouse from hiding or dissipating assets in an effort to keep them from the...
Issues involving child visitation rights
In California and around the country, a fixed visitation schedule is often ordered by judges as part of a divorce decree if they believe the estranged parents cannot cooperate in making their own visitation schedules. In such an event, the judge will make the schedule...