California Divorce Blawg

Massachusetts Divorce & Family Law Blog

Steven Ballard is a Massachusetts lawyer with offices in Wellesley and Worcester.  Click here to visit is wonderful Massachusetts blog.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Weddings in India Don't Always Work in America

The tradition of the arranged marriage goes back generations in India.  The culture sets that lead to these rituals in India do not always carry over should the couple resettle in North America.  Click here to read an intriguing story on the culture clash that can follow.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Family Law

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to:

the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;
issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction;
the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (in the United States, child custody and visitation, child support awards).

This list is by no means dispositive of the potential issues that come through the family court system. In many jurisdictions in the United States, the family courts see the most crowded dockets. Litigants representative of all social and economic classes are parties within the system. Because the family courts are notoriously underfunded [1] and see a relatively large proportion of economically dependent litigants, a common criticism levied is that the system inherently prejudices the needs of these disadvantaged parties.

Family law. (2007, October 16).  In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:05, October 27, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Family_law&oldid=164849532

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Power To The Pets

On September 11, 2007 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 353 amending Family Code §6320 to provide that a Court, upon a showing a good cause, may grant exclusive care of any animal to a party, and may further restrain the other party from taking, attacking or harming the animal. The legislation was introduced by Senator Kuehl.  The entirety of the bill, including modified Family Code Section 6320, can be read by clicking here.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Utah Divorce & Family Law Blog

Lawyer Gregory W. Stevens provides information about divorce and family law in Utah.  Click her for a visit.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

The Modern Woman's Divorce Guide

I got a phone call from attorney Helene Taylor asking me to take a look at a website she has created.  I did, and Wow!  The Modern Woman's Divorce Guide is stellar.  Helene has created a fantastic site packed with information.  While the target market is obviously women, the site has so much information that it warrants a visit by anyone with family law questions.  Please take a look by clicking here.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Google discussion group answers divorce questions

Information is power!  People going through divorce need the information to understand (not necessarily appreciate) the process.  Good divorce lawyers welcome educated clients, because it makes the lawyer's job easier.  Surfing the net I found a valuable resource for client information. alt.support.divorce is a Google Groups discussion list packed with information on divorce and experiences of people going through divorce.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Schwarzenegger vetoes gay marriage bill

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger followed through Thursday on his promise to veto a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, leaving the issue up to voters or judges who will likely face the volatile issue in the next year.

“This bill simply adds confusion to a constitutional issue,” the Republican governor said in a veto message.

Scwarzenegger had announced his intention on Sept. 7, a day after the Legislature became the first in the country to approve a bill allowing gays and lesbians to wed.  Click here for more.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Summary of family laws for all 50 states

The Family Law Quarterly, published by the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association publishes charts summarizing basic family laws in each state by topic, including custody, alimony and grounds for divorce. All charts are current as of November 2006. Very informative stuff.  Click here to take a look.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.

Bad Marriage, Bad for Health

A lousy marriage might literally make you sick. Marital strife and other bad personal relationships can raise your risk for heart disease, researchers reported Monday.

What it likely boils down to is stress -- a well-known contributor to health problems, as well as a potential byproduct of troubled relationships, the scientists said.  Click here for the whole story.

Please be sure to visit www.hardinglaw.com, the website for the law firm of Harding & Associates, for more information on California family law.