Family law blog

California is a community property state. This means that everything acquired during the marriage is considered community property. Read more in our blog.

During a divorce, many parents can lose sight of their children's needs and become more focused on "winning" custody.

An annulment is when a court says a marriage or domestic partnership is NOT legally valid. After an annulment, it is like the marriage or domestic partnership never existed.

A judgment was never entered into court and thus their divorce was never finalized. That means the two of them remain legally married and, Khloe is in charge of making all medical decisions for Lamar.

Singer Chris Brown finished his case in Houston Superior Court in September, leaving with joint custody of his daughter, Royalty.

In order to request that a court order one spouse to pay another support after a divorce, a judge will need to consider several factors. Get an attorney on your side. Call Cage & Miles, LLP today!

Cage & Miles, LLP give some tips for saving time and money working with your lawyer to get the best possible result from your divorce.

There are online and mobile programs that exist to help parents reduce friction during high-conflict times. Learn what they are and how they can help you on our blog.

Establishing paternity is necessary before any custody, visitation, or child support orders will be made by a court.

Past domestic violence does have an effect on whether a court will award spousal support to the perpetrating spouse.

The juvenile dependency court system is an entirely separate court system from family court in that it's governed by it's own set of rules under the California Welfare and Institutions Code.

In a "fault divorce" proceeding, which is still available in 33 states today, one spouse claims that the other spouse behaved in a way that constituted "grounds" for divorce.