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Paternity disputes can arise in various situations. One of the most common paternity cases generally arise when a mother is seeking to establish paternity to obtain custody or to collect child support or when a father is seeing to assert parental rights or custody. Regardless of what type of paternity issue you may be facing …

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For the most part, court orders issued by a family court during the divorce process are not written in stone. This means that if after your divorce is finalized you realize that you are in need of a modification to one or more of your existing court order, you may be able to receive temporary …

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Visitation rights can cause a great deal of stress for families in divorce or separation cases. Courts order visitation orders, which means that all parties part of the decree must comply with the terms. If you are planning to file for divorce or are getting separated from your spouse, it is in your best interest …

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A big part of most divorces is deciding what happens to the children involved. In order to plan for the future needs of their children, the spouses need to come up with parenting plan. A parenting plan or custody agreement outlines how both parents will continue to care and provide for their children upon the …

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As part of a divorce settlement, the court may award you or your spouse spousal support. Spousal support is intended to provide temporary financial support for a spouse until the supported spouse can become self-supporting. In most cases, spousal support is temporary and may have a set time when it will be terminated. In other …

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Every parent’s worst nightmare is losing their close, loving relationship with their child. It is especially hard to lose your relationship with your child after a divorce because your ex-spouse wants to move away. If you find yourself in such a situation, you need to hire a Central Valley child custody attorney who understands your …

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Most American households are dual income, meaning both spouses work to cover household expenses. If the spouses decide to separate or divorce and one party moves out, it can present a real financial problem. Where there was once two incomes maintaining one household, there is now one. In some cases, your family income may even …

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Divorce proceedings that involve children can get complicated. One of the major issues that divorcing spouses battle over is child care and custody. If the parties cannot agree over the terms involving child custody, then the court will hold a child custody hearing. Although most terms involved in divorces concern the needs and wants of …

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