Being a good parent has nothing to do with DNA. Parenthood requires love and respect. Sometimes, the best options for legal guardianship and parenthood are stepparents. Because it is not required or obligatory, adopting a spouse’s biological child is a…

Filing for divorce can be daunting. As marital issues rise and further complicate your desire to depart from a marriage, financial and emotional well-being are drained. It is important to be fully knowledgeable about some of the caveats in child…

Some Parents Disagree on Vaccinating their Children Against COVID-19 Even before COVID, parents sometimes disagreed on whether to get their children normal vaccinations. Parents cited safety concerns, religious reasons, or personal issues. Since the COVID-19 vaccine was deemed safe for…

When the end of the marriage is inevitable, mediation can lower the cost and relieve the stress of divorce by avoiding taking the proceedings to trial. In California, married couples often use mediation at various points during the dissolution of…

Sonya and Dell Curry, a longtime couple, and the parents of sports icon Stephon Curry, recently announced their plans for divorce. The couple had been married for 33 years, and the split seemed like a shock to many, but their…

Movies have trained us to think a prenuptial agreement or prenup is a contract signed before marriage, protecting one of the newlyweds from a gold-digging fiancé. In actuality, a prenup is a written contract both parties create before marriage which…

The media looms around the corner of almost every celebrity divorce. Fundamental rules of privacy appear to be missing when celebrity couples split. This is especially apparent with the recent divorce cases of Kim Kardashian and Bill Gates. The media…

Television shows, movies, and religions often mislead audiences concerning annulments. Frequently misunderstood, the legal concept of civil annulments is not meant to make ordinary marriages disappear. In terms of family law, annulments, and divorces both make determinations on existing marriages,…

When you think of divvying up property you may think about all the stuff you own. But when it comes to a divorce proceeding, you also have to think about how to split up the various debts you owe. You…

Looking back, things did not go as planned. You had a great girlfriend, but neither of you was looking for a spouse. Then, unexpectedly, she becomes pregnant. While marriage still isn't on the table, you both take your responsibilities seriously…