Californians who are engaged in child custody disputes may wonder how family court judges decide which parent will be given primary physical custody of the child. Generally, courts tend to prefer parents who have been the primary caregiver for the child.
Late child support payments and how they affect credit
Late child support payments can harm a credit score. It is an issue that affects residents in California and the rest of the country. According to a report released by NPR in 2015, there is over $113 billion worth of delinquent child support payments in the US.
Mediation works when couples want it to
Mediators in California and around the country are not unlike intelligence agencies in that their failures are there for all the world to see while their successes go largely unheralded. However, this should not plant seeds of doubt in the minds of divorcing couples who wish to resolve their differences amicably and avoid protracted and confrontational legal battles. For divorce mediation to be successful, the parties involved should all be committed to finding solutions that work for all concerned.