HFLG has proven, through years of experience, it is more than competent at dealing with complex support issues. When you are facing marital separation, representation by the HFLG team makes the entire process smoother. Mr. Hittelman was the first Deputy District Attorney hired by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office to handle just such cases. […]
A Collaborative Divorce Team Divorce is often a solitary event, separating two people that once committed to stay together forever but for their own very personal reasons have decided to end their commitment. But does the divorce process really have to be traveled alone? The Collaborative divorce is a method of negotiating a divorce settlement. […]
An Emotional Time The end of a marriage is a life changing event which can take a lot of different directions. Sometimes couples and partners can work out a Dissolution of Marriage amicably and swiftly. In other cases, the two parties are so inured or angry that a full court trial is unavoidable. Somewhere in […]
Expectations of After the Happy Ever After No one goes into a marriage expecting the worst, right? The lawyers at HFLG recognize that no one expects marital bliss, however long it lasted, to come crashing down. Going through a divorce can be one of the most painful personal events anyone can experience, but it doesn’t […]
Understanding how divorce happens is important if you think you’re going to need to navigate this process in the near future. There are a number of myths that persist about the basics of divorce in California that might hold you back from filing.
Do you feel like you are ready for divorce, but not quite ready to expose your children to all the major changes involved in the process? One way to ease into the many transitions that come along with divorce is by nesting. Under a nesting arrangement, children stay in a family or mutual home, while […]
You have homeowner’s insurance for your house, collision insurance for your car, and health insurance in case you need a doctor. Now that you and your partner are planning to get married, if your insurance agent offered you something called marriage insurance, would you consider it? Of course, there is no such thing as marriage […]
Divorce can make spouses resort to sneaky tactics to hide and protect their most valuable possessions. Whether done as revenge or for personal gain, hiding assets in a divorce can cause trouble for everyone involved. California follows community property laws, meaning that all the assets you accumulated with your spouse during your marriage are eligible […]