by Philip A. Wasserman | Jan 24, 2020 | With Your Family in Mind
New California Laws and Their Impact on Child and Spousal Support 2020 is the start of a new decade and several new laws in California that can impact your child and spousal support orders.First, the minimum wage in California has risen to $13.00 per hour, $12 per...
by Philip A. Wasserman | Dec 27, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
The New Face of Domestic Violence For decades, most judges, lawyers, and law enforcement officers defined domestic violence as either actual physical violence or a provable threat of physical violence. Today, that definition is woefully inadequate.California courts...
by Philip A. Wasserman | Jun 26, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
Why You Need an Attorney Getting married is easy. Get a marriage license. Have a ceremony. Even a ceremony conducted by an Elvis impersonator at a Las Vegas wedding chapel at two o’clock in the morning will do. You’re married. Just like that. Getting...
by Philip A. Wasserman | Mar 27, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
Stay-At-Home Parents and Child Support Child visitation and support, one of the most complex and stressful aspects of a divorce, can become even more complicated when one parent has left the workforce to care for their children. In trying to determine support, many...
by Philip A. Wasserman | Jan 30, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
How the 2017 Tax Bill Impacts Spousal Support Prior to the passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, spousal support payments made under a divorce or separation agreement could qualify as a federal tax deduction. However, spouses who execute a divorce or separation...
