by Shawn Weber | Jan 17, 2011 | divorce, Finances, Marriage, Property
“Should” is simply the wrong question to ask when considering whether you have a community property business. The right question has more to do with what “is” under the law. California is a community property state. This means that anything...
by Shawn Weber | Nov 3, 2010 | Collaborative Divorce, divorce, Finances, Mediation
By Shawn Weber, Attorney and Mediator In this difficult economy, I am being asked frequently how to save money on a divorce. Divorce costs can be horribly expensive and can leave both parties destitute. Additionally, there are some unscrupulous attorneys out there who...
by Shawn Weber | Oct 29, 2010 | Children, custody, divorce, Holidays, parenting
By Shawn Weber, San Diego Family Law Attorney and Mediator Halloween visitation is often overlooked by California courts. It never seems to get the attention that Christmas, Fourth of July or even Labor Day receive. Because people don’t get time off for...
by Shawn Weber | Oct 20, 2010 | divorce, divorce humor, Marriage
By Shawn Weber, Attorney and Mediator Ok… so I have been writing all of these serious posts on my blog about important things like child support, custody, division of pensions, blah, blah, blah. . . . This post is an attempt at a little levity in what is otherwise a...
by Shawn Weber | Oct 1, 2010 | divorce, domestic violence, Marriage
Shawn Weber, Family Law Attorney and Mediator One colleague of mine made the apt observation that Family Law is the only area of law where 99.99% of the time, the opposing parties have slept together. That is huge! What a tremendous amount of emotion, pain and tension...