Choosing a Divorce Mediator: How to Make the Right Decision
By Bill Ferguson September 15th, 2023
Going through a divorce can be tough from the time you make the decision to the time you must decide how you want to proceed. Understanding the process, what your options are and how mediation can make the process easier, more productive, less stressful and less expensive are all important factors for you to understand when choosing someone who can...
Navigating Divorce: Understanding the Role of Using a Divorce Mediator...
By Bill Ferguson August 24th, 2023
Navigating Divorce: Understanding the Role of Using a Divorce Mediator instead of a Lawyer Deciding to Divorce is a both challenging and emotionally draining process that can often leave couples feeling overwhelmed. Where do you even start and how do you decide what is best for you and your divorcing spouse. Knowing what the different choices you ...
Contested & Uncontested Divorce In California and Other Defenitions
By Bill Ferguson August 9th, 2023
Mediator: A mediator is a neutral third party who is trained in the process of mediation and brings their skills, knowledge and experience to help two parties come to an agreement that will settle their dispute without a lengthy and costly legal battle. A mediator does not impose a decision on either of the parties, but guides each party to make am...
California Divorce Process – Streamlining Your Divorce
By Bill Ferguson July 26th, 2023
How we do it here at California Divorce Mediators.com The process we use is one that we have found works for our clients and gives them each the benefits of mediation whereas individuals they get to be heard completely. At California Divorce mediation do it in the following way: Initial Discussion about the case together via zoom Gather ...
11 Questions to Ask Before Getting a Divorce By ERIC...
By Bill Ferguson June 21st, 2017
Common sense suggests that asking the right questions before getting married can make for a better union, but rarely is the other side of the coin examined. That could be because, by the time the prospect of divorce surfaces, spouses may already be in a stressful frame of mind, and in no mood for a game of 20 — or even 11 — questions. That ...
Filing Divorce without an Attorney
By Bill Ferguson March 2nd, 2017
Divorce. It’s the dreaded “D” word. For many, divorce is a time of pain, stress, and great contemplation. Emotions are in a heightened state and respective spouses can feel at odds. When children are at the center of the separation, divorce can become even more complicated. There are matters of children, assets, and the division of property...
Valuing a Business During Divorce by Ann Thompson
By Bernadette Capulong February 14th, 2017
How do you value a spouse’s business during a divorce? In Divorce a lot of things are valued easily because there is a dollar amount associated with it. If there is a bank account that’s subject to division, you know how much is in the bank account and you equally divide it. Businesses are different, and usually what is required to value a b...
Keeping a Business Alive During a Divorce by Karen Klein
By Bernadette Capulong January 28th, 2016
You can make bad decisions under emotional stress. You might even lose the business entirely. Here are savvy tips from attorney Lisa Hughes Maneuvering a small business through rough economic seas is tough enough. But doing it amid a divorce at the same time—well, the stakes are pretty high. Lisa Hughes, an accountant and family law attorney, ...
California Court Rules for Ending a Marriage
By Bernadette Capulong March 6th, 2015
A divorce (also called “dissolution of marriage” or “dissolution of domestic partnership”) ends your marriage or domestic partnership (or both if you are both married and in a domestic partnership with your spouse). After you get divorced, you will be single, and you can marry or become a domestic partner again. You can get a divorce if ...