San Diego Divorce Law Blog

Like most California parents, your life may often be busy, making it a challenge to keep up with your daily tasks and duties, not to mention maintain active, healthy relationships with your kids. As a member of the U.S. military, you are definitely no stranger to personal sacrifice and probably encounter various challenges in trying to balance your career obligations with family life. If a divorce or non-marriage situation is creating custody problems, your family care plan may be your greatest asset to rectify the problem.

Single parents cannot enter the military; however, if you enlisted first and then became a single parent, that's another story. Whether your particular situation involves divorce or single parenthood, you no doubt want to find the swiftest, least stressful solution possible. Your children's best interests are of paramount importance, especially while you're deployed. Knowing how to protect your parental rights and where to turn for support if a problem arises while you're serving active duty can help you provide for your children during separation.

When you got married, you more than likely never anticipated a time when it would end. However, now that you face this situation, you want to be sure that you receive your fair share of the marital estate.

It may work to your advantage that California is a community property state. You and your spouse own all assets equally unless proved otherwise to the court. However, what happens when you can't find all of the marital assets because your spouse is attempting to hide them from you and the court?

When you think about your future and the plans you should be making for your welfare and those you love, you're probably thinking about wills, powers of attorney or retirement savings. However, if your plans include marriage, you may also wish to consider drafting a prenuptial agreement. 

Naturally, a divorce is not in your plans if you're getting married soon. No one plans on divorce; they plan on a life of love with that special someone. Unfortunately, that's not always how it works out, and a little planning now could spare a lot of headaches and frustration in the future.

When you met and married your spouse, you probably both had visions of "ever after" and neither were considering the implications of an eventual split. Unfortunately, many marriages simply don't work out, and the potential financial impact of a divorce can be stressful.

If your marriage is nearing its end, here are just a few financial tips that could help save your bank account, both now and long-term.