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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 custody case, it is important that you are aware of the critical factors impacting the court’s decisions on awarding custody.  The Sacramento child custody court is interested in fashioning a child custody order that is in...

In Sacramento family law cases, the divorce case is traditionally completed after the parties set the case for trial on the issues or participate in drafting and signing a martial settlement agreement (or MSA). MSAs are an extremely cost effective and positive way to...

In Placer County family law cases, sometimes the matter of hearsay is raised by the judge or opposing attorney.  Perhaps you have been told by an attorney that evidence you wish to offer is inadmissible because it is hearsay.  This issue is complicated and can be very...

In Sacramento child custody cases, sometimes the parties want to have the certainty of a written court order, but they wish to avoid the expense, frustration, and vitriol that often times accompanies litigation.  In cases like these, we recommend the parties work with...

In particularly contested or complex Sacramento child custody actions, standard family court services custody mediation may be insufficient to resolve the contested issues.  In these special circumstances, the court can order a 3110/3111 custody evaluation.  In...

A current hot button issue among men is successfully advocating for their child custody rights.  As we are Father’s Rights Attorneys, we find that many men come into our office assuming the Placer county child custody system is slanted against them and slanted toward...

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 Granite Bay 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...