You’ve been served. So what happens next? Here are the first steps to divorce to take after your spouse has filed for divorce. Initially, getting served with divorce paperwork might feel threatening and intimidating. The language on the summons says you have been sued...
There seems to be so much cost associated with divorce. How will it affect my retirement? In any marriage that will be dissolved (otherwise known as a divorce) in California, a retirement plan or plans is/are subject to the community property laws of this state and...
When you’re getting a divorce, there are many important considerations. One of those—what happens to your health insurance during and after a divorce. When a California divorce case is filed, there are immediate temporary restraining orders that issue and that affect...
It’s a fairly common question. The quick and easy answer to this is yes, the residence of your spouse outside California does not prevent you from filing for a dissolution of marriage in the county of your residence—in other words, a San Diego divorce. In this case,...
There are so many steps to divorce that it can be difficult to keep track. For one, how do you go about changing your name after a divorce? There are a few ways to change your name when a divorce case is finished. The easiest way is to request that your former name be...
In a divorce involving a member of the military—or a retired member of the military—a former spouse can request in the military divorce that the member elect to cover them under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), which will continue their share of the member’s...
