This is a potentially tricky area to step into. Technically, yes, you can record phone conversations with your ex in Fresno–if you have their explicit permission. Recording without permission, whether because you asked and they declined, but you recorded anyway, or you recorded without ever asking, can get you into legal trouble. If multiple people […]

If you are contemplating ending your marriage, you might be curious about how long a divorce agreement could take. But every petition for the dissolution of marriage is unique, and the time taken to conclude varies significantly. However, understanding California divorce laws can tell you what to expect – well before your court […]

The California property division laws have been subjected to a lot of misinterpretations. For example, many people think that the division is always 50/50. But the law emphasizes on equitability in sharing, which does not always mean splitting everything in the middle.

Basically, these laws are complex and constant access to legal guidance can keep you […]

It has now been almost five decades since Ronald Reagan, when he was the governor of California, signed into law the Family Law Act of 1969, making California the nation’s first state to allow no-fault divorce. Before 1969, in every state, one spouse essentially had to “sue” the other for divorce and establish “grounds” for […]

As experienced divorce lawyers in California, we know that so much has changed in the United States since the 1960s. The civil rights and feminist movements fundamentally changed the culture. The U.S. fought the Cold War, the Vietnam War, wars in Iraq, and a “War on Terror.” Technology has altered the way we live, […]

Annulment, according to Wikipedia, is a process for declaring a marriage null and void. Unlike divorce, an annulment is retroactive, meaning that an annulled marriage is considered invalid from the start – as if it had never taken place. There are two types of annulment – religious and civil. However, even if you obtain a […]

In California, what happens to a personal injury award or settlement if the recipient subsequently gets a divorce? Let our California divorce lawyers explain. In some cases, marriage partners who divorce after receiving a personal injury verdict or settlement may have to share the compensation money fifty-fifty with the ex. It will depend, first, […]

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case swept away all of the legal prohibitions against same-sex marriage in the United States. Prior to that ruling, many same-sex spouses had difficulty obtaining a divorce in some states. For example, before Obergefell, married same-sex couples who moved to […]

Our divorce lawyers in Fresno want you to know that if you are planning to use your IRS tax refund to pay for a divorce this tax season, it has to be your own tax refund, and it has to be a real tax refund, not a fraudulent check or a counterfeit. Thousands of […]