During the adoption process, it’s important for both the adopted parents and the birth parents to receive all of the support and legal information they need along the way. Adoptions are a time of excitement and anticipation for potential new adoptive parents and...
Child Custody
Child Custody
What Determines My Eligibility to Adopt a Child?
There’s a lot of factors that go into meeting the legal requirements for adopting a child. Below we detail a behind the scenes look at how the process actually works. Preparing for any type of interview or review can be nerve wracking. But one that involves...
Do Courts Favor Mothers for Child Custody during Divorce?
There are a lot of factors that go into deciding custody agreements, mother’s aren’t necessarily favored over fathers for that reason alone. Child custody is one of the most difficult aspects of divorce. At a time when a family dynamic is changing, it’s extremely...
Can I Adopt a Child If I am Single?
Single people also have a desire to adopt a child and grow their family, but may be wondering if it’s even possible to adopt without a partner. There are all types of families and dynamics - no one prototype makes one more successful than the other. ...
How to Relocate Out of State During Divorce Proceedings
If you’re in the middle of divorce proceedings with a child, you may want to consult with an attorney before making any definitive plans to move out of state. Families going through divorce proceedings are dealing with so many difficult decisions and changes. One...
When does attorney-client privilege begin?
The attorney-client relationship is very important, and one of the most sacred aspects of that relationship is attorney-client privilege. In fact, this privilege is thought to date all the way back to ancient Rome, where governors were forbidden from calling...
5 Tips for Getting Through the Holidays Dealing with Divorce
If you’ve been going through a big change in family dynamics, emotions and feelings that come up this time of year can be especially difficult. While there is no one way to work through these issues, we hope that some of these suggestions help in making things a little bit easier.
Why the Hague Abduction Convention matters
If you are the parent of a child 15 years of age or younger and must share custody with a former spouse or former partner who you fear may take your child to another country without your consent, you should learn about the Hague Abduction Convention. This agreement...
Sole and Joint Custody Abroad
Divorce can happen for many reasons in California and having children makes custody one of the central concerns in the dissolution. Even after all the paperwork is filed and the divorce is final, custody can rear its head for as long as your children are growing up....
What is international parental child abduction?
When a child's parents are from different countries and have citizenship in different countries, it can often make custody issues more difficult. There may be questions about what court has jurisdiction and what rights each parent has prior to a formal and legal...