LOS ANGELES FAMILY LAW BLOG
How can you keep your divorce private at work?
As someone going through a divorce, you have a strong interest in not allowing details about the end of your marriage to leak out to the public. Your workplace is one location where you want to take special precautions. Keeping your divorce private from your...
Can I protect against dissipation of assets?
The dissipation of assets involves spending them so that the other person cannot get them in a divorce. This is not uncommon in high asset divorce cases when one spouse does not want another spouse to get marital assets. Since California is a community property state,...
Remarriages and asset protection
People who have experienced a divorce or the death of a spouse may well end up meeting a new partner and consider getting married again. Walking down the aisle for the second or subsequent time offers much promise for the future, but also requires both partners to...
How postnuptial agreements can help business owners
A business owner who is about to divorce faces the question of what will happen to the business. Some companies do not survive a divorce because the spouse of the owner can lay claim to some of the company's value. As a result, the owner may have to sell the business...
Can you control what information about your divorce is public?
Divorce is stressful for just about anyone going through it, but for those in the public eye, it can be that much more difficult. You depend on maintaining a positive image to continue generating income, whether you're a social media influencer or a high-profile local...
Managing Your Risk of COVID-19: A Word from Your Attorney
This pandemic has challenged all of us in new ways. The shelter in place orders have forced people to cocoon in their homes and self-manage their anxieties of the world around them. Now that health officials have learned more about the virus and its potential, people...
Can I ask a judge to seal my divorce records?
It can be difficult to keep your divorce out of the media. Perhaps even more damaging than the general knowledge of your divorce is the information that could come out about you during the divorce itself. Divorces, like other court proceedings, become matters of...
How to request a modification of spousal support
In the state of California, a divorce settlement that includes spousal support is not necessarily set in stone. The person receiving support has the ability to request a modification of the original order. A person can request this order alone or through the services...
How can you protect your privacy while going through a divorce?
Divorces can be both stressful and socially humiliating. It certainly isn't pleasant to have to let people know that your marriage fell apart. Even if the fault lies squarely on the shoulders of your ex, divorce can be a source of embarrassment. As if worrying about...
Divorcing a Narcissist During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Cheyenne Ismailciuc & Maya Shulman The word narcissist has been thrown around, often towards people who can be truly drive you to insanity. These people tend to be arrogant and cunning for their own gain, exploiting people and situations for their own personal...
