Which Parent Claims the Child for Tax Purposes?
There are several qualifications that must be met for a child to be claimed as a dependent. These include relationship to the provider and the child's age. However, the child must also meet certain residency requirements with the parent trying to claim the child as…
What Will Happen to Separate Property in a Child Custody Issue?
There are many issues that come up and are intertwined when you get a divorce. If you are in the process of separating and you have children, it gets even more complicated. If you are trying to get separate property out of the divorce, having…
Actors Seem to Have Amicably Reached Divorce Settlement
Even our readers who have little interest in Hollywood types likely are familiar with high-profile couple Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas. The two actors, married almost 20 years ago, announced their break-up last year. Now the couple's divorce has been finalized, and the divorce papers…
A Prenuptial Agreement May Be for You
Getting married is an exciting time. You have found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with and the day is quickly approaching when you won't be alone anymore. Sometimes, perhaps because you have been married before, you are aware that…
Limited Scope Representation: We Can Help
There is no such thing as one-size-fits-all family law representation. Some people going through extremely adversarial divorces may need comprehensive legal counsel, but it's also common for clients to have a question or issue that only involves one aspect of family law. At Cianci, our…
Court Rules That Sherri Shepherd Is Legal Mother of Child
Many of our readers are familiar with the saga of actress and former co-host of "The View," Sherri Shepherd and her ex-husband with whom she had a child via a surrogate when the two were married. When the marriage broke up, Shepherd attempted to have…
Family Law at the Bottom of This Embryo Issue
When you get a divorce there can be repercussions that you never thought about. In one case that occurred in San Francisco, California, the couple that is getting a divorce had frozen embryos that have to be destroyed. The husband in the case requested that…
Social Media Can Impact Your Divorce
Most people use social media sites of one type or another. Facebook is obviously the big one right now, but there are also professional sites like Linkedin, photo-sharing sites like Instagram and much more. If you use these and you're getting divorced in California, they…
How Is Alimony Determined in California?
When many California couples divorce, one spouse asks for alimony or spousal support. If a divorcing couple is on amicable terms, they may be able to work this out between themselves with the help of their attorneys or a mediator. This is still done via…
Paying Child Support Means More Than Just Money
If you don't pay your child support, there will be consequences. As one very famous sports figure found out, you can even go to jail for missing those payments. As two mothers who need payments from the same father know, it doesn't matter how much…
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