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There are many reasons some people may opt for a legal separation rather than a divorce. There could be religious reasons, tax and/or insurance reasons among other things. Though you will be separated, you will technically still be married but you’ll be able to make court orders about support, custody, visitation etc. Also you’ll be [...]

If you’ve decided to let a child into your life so you can care for them, emotionally and physically, there are three types of adoption you can take if you are not the stepparent or domestic partner of the child’s parent. -Agency adoption is when you hire a licensed adoption agency to take part in [...]

An annulment are very rare and can have many names: nullity of domestic partnership or even nullity of marriage but what it means is when a court declares that your marriage or domestic partnership was never legally valid therefore it is null and void. This includes unions that are: -bigamous, -incestuous, -of a forced,  and/or [...]

Residency -Domestic partners who have registered in Orange County California must agree to the jurisdiction of the California courts to end their domestic partnerships, even if they move or have never resided in California. -If two people have entered into a domestic partnership in another state, they can file to end their partnership in California [...]

It is possible for parents to name a guardian for their child. This can be done by simply writing a letter naming the preferred guardian for your children and keeping this letter with the rest of your important papers. You can also name a guardian in your Will which will take affect should you ever pass away [...]