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At What Age Can You Adopt a Child?

It’s common knowledge that an 18-year-old is a legal adult, which gives them the opportunity to vote and join the army, but it also makes them old enough to adopt a child in the state of California. 

Adoption laws vary from state to state, but generally, the parents of the child or the adoption agency will want you to pass a psychological evaluation before letting you adopt their child. There may also be a household visit where a social worker will walk through your home to ensure that it is safe for children.
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What is a 50/50 Parenting Plan?

What is a 50-50 Parenting Plan

When a couple with children must separate, they must arrange the new normal. This includes spousal support, child support, and child custody.

Parents may jump to the conclusion that splitting parenting duties down the middle is the closest agreement to how things were before the divorce, but any lawyer for family issues will tell you that that’s not exactly true.
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Do I Need a Prenup?

When you get married, you are combining lives with another person. This also means you are combining your financial assets, and this is an unromantic subject many don’t want to discuss when they get engaged. 

A prenuptial agreement is often misconstrued as a way to protect your financial assets if you are marrying someone with less money than you, which is an approach many decide to take. The legal definition of a premarital agreement is a legal agreement between two people before they get married that covers the division of property rights and assets should they split up.
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What is an Annulment?

Many have heard the term “annulment,” but many do not have a clear idea of what it means. It’s a common term used to describe ending a marriage quickly or ending a marriage through approval by the Catholic Church. However, a civil annulment is very different from a religious annulment. 
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Previously a power couple, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are getting a divorce after almost seven years of marriage together. The split comes after a long history of controversy surrounding West, his words, and his mental health.
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Going through a divorce can be both physically and mentally exhausting for anyone. Custody of children tends to be one of the most difficult parts to decide on. All child custody lawyers for fathers can reveal that when alcohol and drugs come into the picture, it can change everything.
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