One of the key principles of any fair Sacramento divorce is proper valuation and division of the community assets and debts.  Each party is entitled to half of the community property value of the assets.  For many assets, the parties’ statements of value are...

A common source of strife between Sacramento divorcees and former partners is when one partner allows their new significant other to care for the child.  Many a custody case has been litigated over this issue.  Sometimes the underlying issue is the ex-spouse’s...

In Roseville child support cases, a common question involves how to treat variable income such as bonuses, overtime, doubletime, awards, etc.  The support payor does not want these sources included in their support calculation because they have no guarantee of earning...

In many Placer County divorces, parties have assets that are of disputed value.  Sometimes the dispute in asset values comes from lack of knowledge by one or both spouses.  However, if there is a dispute over the value of the community property item, it is appropriate...

Fathers who want custody of the children, but fear that the Sacramento child custody court will be biased against them and in favor of the child’s mother should take heart.  The attitudes toward single fatherhood are shifting.  According to a recent study by the Pew...

If you are involved in a Sacramento child support case, and you have been awarded child support, you should be mindful of a few things.  First, child support is designed to make sure the children receive adequate financial provision for their daily needs.  Second,...

One confusing aspect of hiring a Sacramento divorce attorney is understanding the concept of a legal retainer agreement.  Often times parties hear the retainer cost and assume that is all that the case will ever cost them.  So if a Sacramento divorce attorney tells a...

There are other options to make your Sacramento divorce more affordable.  You and your spouse, if you are on amicable enough grounds, can hire one joint attorney-mediator to assist you in negotiating an agreement on all issues outside of court.  The Sacramento divorce...

A common question parties to a Sacramento divorce have is whether they can affordably hire a lawyer to represent them in their case.  Most people know that having a lawyer gives them access to legal resources and helpful guidance that they could not find on their...

Parties to a Placer County divorce have an affirmative obligation to surrender copies of all financial documents and asset and debt information to their spouse after initiation of the divorce case.  The Placer County courts require this in order to avoid parties...