Divorce Attorney honored again. San Diego family law attorney Andy Cook is pleased to announce that he has made the list of top family law lawyers in the 2023 San Diego Super Lawyers Magazine. This is the fourth consecutive year the Divorce Attorney honored, Divorce Lawer Andy Cook, has been honored in this way. Two weeks…
When Does California Child Support End? When a California judge orders child support, that support is supposed to last until the child turns 18. But there is a major exception based on Family Code section 3901. That exception provides that child support can last as long as another year, until the child’s 19th birthday, if…
How Will the New Tax Law Affect California Alimony? As many of you know by now, the most comprehensive tax law in 30 years was passed by Congress this week and signed into law by the President. Of greatest impact to those going through a divorce, alimony — known also as spousal support — will…
If there’s one thing we know for sure about spousal support, also known as alimony, it’s that it ends with the death of either party. That’s why Family Code section 4360 exists. It provides that a court making a spousal support order “may include an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity for the supported spouse…
California determines child support by an algebraic formula that looks at essentially four things: the payor’s income; the custodial parent’s income; the number of children; and the amount of time each parent spends with a child. But what if the custodial parent, who is usually the parent who receives child support, is not working but…
How long does spousal support (i.e., alimony) last? That’s a question I get a lot. And the answer is it could be a long time, especially if the marriage has been for over ten years. The law in other places may be different, but in California, a marriage that has lasted over ten years is…
California, like just about every other place I have heard about, allows parties to change attorneys for any reason, even no reason. However, a recent decision of the California Court of Appeal, in which a husband was sanctioned (fined) $400,000.00, raises the point that if changing attorneys numerous times causes a delay in the proceedings,…
