Diarian & Bociaga

A restraining order is meant to protect an individual from someone who intends to harm them. This creates a legal boundary that, if violated, may result in an arrest and criminal charges. In family law cases, these are most often related to domestic violence, but…

One of the many barriers that domestic violence survivors face is the concern of what will happen to their children if they leave. Many abusers will make threats of taking the children to keep their victim compliant. However, in many cases, you have options to…

According to the Judicial Council of California, 108,403 Californian couples sought to end their marriage through dissolution, legal separation, or annulment in 2024.   While this figure includes a staggering number of married couples, it actually represents a 20-year low, even lower than the pandemic year…

What didn’t happen right away: My divorce. There’d been a chalk outline around our marriage for years, but we officially became a statistic in June 2020. What did happen right away? My finding a new love, much quicker than I could ever have imagined. Soon…

Several weekends ago, I celebrated a belated Mother’s Day and birthday with my extended family. One of the pictures taken reflects four generations of our family: my mother on one side and my father on the other. That may not seem noteworthy, but they have…

In some cases, if both parties fail to agree on each other’s settlement, the help of a family lawyer is essential. They are professionals who specialise in matters of family law. Handling legal issues concerning the members of the family is their expertise, and these…

I’m sure you’ve noticed that we have the most intense conflicts at home, within our family, with the people closest to us. They are the conflicts that bring us the most pain, make us suffer, and distress us. Whether it’s yet another shouting match with…