Category Archives: Infidelity
What is the California Marital Presumption of Parentage?
What is the California family law statute that addresses whether a child born during a marriage is the child of the husband? In California, the primary statute is Family Code § 7540, establishing the marital presumption of parentage, which presumes a child born to a wife living with her husband is the husband’s child, even… Read More »
What Effect Does Infidelity Have on a California Divorce Case
Question: If one’s marriage ends due in whole or in part to infidelity, does the unfaithful spouse have to pay damages or lose any rights to the equal division of community property? What about custody? Does infidelity influence custody? Answers: Infidelity does not usually influence the division of property in a California Divorce. The process… Read More »