To determine whether a leased vehicle is considered an asset in the marital estate, your San Diego divorce attorney must decide if the subject lease is a “true lease” or a “lease purchase.”  Generally, true leases are excluded from the marital estate, whereas lease purchases are treated like any vehicle purchased by making a down payment and subsequent periodic payments.

Every ten years, the United States Census takes place, and for months after the compilation of their information is complete, additional studies, analyses and statistical summaries that deal with specific subject matters are released.  The latest, known as "Marital Events of Americans" was released this week, and it looked at the divorce rates for men and women in every state in the country.  Somewhat surprisingly, California fell well below the national average for divorce rate for both men and women.

If you are like many people in Southern California, you face long and grueling commutes to and from your job every day.  It’s not uncommon for people to spend hundreds of hours per year sitting in traffic on a daily basis.  Most people understand that this lifestyle comes with a price, but according to a study that was recently completed in Sweden, these commutes could be putting a strain on your marriage to the point where your risk for divorce is higher than it would be otherwise.

If you and your spouse have decided that you will need a divorce, you have many things that you’ll have to keep in mind and handle properly so that your divorce can be completed properly and so your interests can be protected. One of your fundamental interests that needs to be protected during this difficult process if your credit rating, and there are many potential problems that can arise that will put your credit rating at risk. Below are a few ideas to consider as you work to emerge from your divorce with the best chance possible to move on with your life in a successful manner.

When a married couple decides to pursue a California divorce, they must go through a process that can be difficult. This process is known as property division, and the division of the marital estate must comply with the basic tenets of California's community property laws. Unfortunately, as is the case with any contract, there are circumstances that can arise that no one can foresee when the contract is executed, and this can place the existence of a divorce settlement in jeopardy.

When people who are married make the difficult decision to go their separate ways, they often hesitate to start the process involved with a California divorce.  For many people, this hesitation is due to the fears that surround the possibility of lengthy and costly litigation.  Fortunately, recent years have seen the emergence of several different alternatives to complete the divorce process, including California divorce mediation.  However, more help can be required than that provided by Carlsbad divorce mediation lawyers in order to make sure that all of the necessary issues pursuant to a California divorce are properly handled.  A few of examples of this help are described below.

When people who are public figures by nature decide that it’s time to end their marriage, there are several ways that they can go about handling the process.  Generally, people in this position would be well served – as would their families – by working towards a solution as discreetly as possible.  Unfortunately, the ongoing California divorce case involving Frank and Jamie McCourt has been anything but discreet, and people all over Southern California are suffering as a result.

A marriage is about many things when people decide to take this step.  Mostly, it’s about love and the chance to build a life together, but it’s also about moving forward in the world and working towards retirement.  Therefore, one of the truly unfortunate byproducts of a California divorce is that it can only take a matter of months to completely destroy a marital estate that both parties have spent years building.

When people face the end of their marriage and they decide to save themselves the time, stress and money involved with a litigated California divorce, they may be making a wise decision.  However, they also face several issues that must be worked out just as if the divorce was being litigated.  One of the most overlooked issues that can arise when people work to end a marriage is estate planning.

People face the end of their marriage for any number of reasons, but there have been certain causes that have become trends over time that have been identified.  In the emerging world of technology, there appears to be a new trend that’s leading to San Diego divorce cases and divorce filings all over the world – the use of social media Web sites.

When someone faces the prospect of a divorce, that person may hesitate to initiate the dissolution of that marriage for many reasons.  Clearly, most people in this situation are experiencing many powerful and confusing emotions that do not lend themselves to action, but another common reason for hesitation is because people are deeply concerned about the potential cost of a litigated California divorce.  While Hollywood divorce watching is not likely to offer any solace to those who may be ending their marriages soon, a look at how the recently completed divorce of Charlie Sheen took effect could reassure some that divorce does not need to be a long-term, terrible fight.