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Keeping Family Communications Positive in all Circumstances Family Law Blog

Keeping Family Communications Positive in all Circumstances

Funny, isn’t it, how just a few choice words can entirely change a family dynamic...either…

Kathy MinellaJanuary 30, 2013

5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe in 2013 Family Law Blog

5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe in 2013

It’s a sad affair to see the near-constant news about the violence and loss that…

Kathy MinellaJanuary 17, 2013

Making New Year’s Resolutions with Your Kids! Family Law Blog

Making New Year’s Resolutions with Your Kids!

“New Year’s Resolutions...with my kids? Did I hear you right?” Yes. “But New Year’s Resolutions…

Kathy MinellaJanuary 2, 2013

Divorcing? Don’t be Trapped by Massive Debt! Divorce

Divorcing? Don’t be Trapped by Massive Debt!

Divorce is stressful enough without having to face massive debt. You need to protect yourself…

Kathy MinellaDecember 14, 2012

Child Custody Modifications on the Rise Due to Hard Economic Times Child Custody & Visitation

Child Custody Modifications on the Rise Due to Hard Economic Times

It is important to know that once a judge makes a child custody order, it…

Kathy MinellaDecember 7, 2012

Pet Custody and Divorce Divorce

Pet Custody and Divorce

Divorce lawyers across the country have seen a dramatic increase in pet custody disputes over…

Kathy MinellaMay 30, 2012

Dividing Child-Related Tax Breaks After Divorce Division of Marital Assets

Dividing Child-Related Tax Breaks After Divorce

Tax breaks can help reduce the financial burden of raising children.  Some - although not…

Kathy MinellaApril 6, 2012

Military Benefits Owed by a Non-Military Spouse in a California Divorce Division of Marital Assets

Military Benefits Owed by a Non-Military Spouse in a California Divorce

A military divorce is uniquely complicated, in part because there are specific laws that determine…

Kathy MinellaFebruary 28, 2012

The Benefits of a “No-Court” Divorce Divorce

The Benefits of a “No-Court” Divorce

A “no court” divorce, also called “collaborative divorce” is a way for divorcing spouses to…

Kathy MinellaJanuary 30, 2012

How to End a Short-Term Marriage or Domestic Partnership Domestic Partnerships

How to End a Short-Term Marriage or Domestic Partnership

The recent 72-day marriage of reality-show celebrity Kim Kardashian to NBA star Kris Humphries brings…

Kathy MinellaNovember 23, 2011

Getting Temporary Emergency Orders in San Diego Divorce and Family Law Cases Divorce

Getting Temporary Emergency Orders in San Diego Divorce and Family Law Cases

If you have a divorce or other family law case pending in a San Diego…

Kathy MinellaOctober 28, 2011

What is Forbidden in a California Premarital Agreement? Division of Marital Assets

What is Forbidden in a California Premarital Agreement?

The Implosion of the “Governator’s” Marriage: In May of 2011 former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger…

Kathy MinellaAugust 19, 2011