Listen: Love and Law with Atty. Elizabeth Yang — this episode on Spotify Usually, you cannot recover damages in California simply because your spouse cheated and caused you emotional distress. California abolished alienation-of-affection and related claims, and its divorce system does not award compensation for marital betrayal. Separate conduct, such as abuse or misuse of community...Read More

When a 23-Year Marriage Ends: What California Law Says About Your Rights When news broke that Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi and former NHL defenseman Bret Hedican were divorcing after 23 years, it made headlines. But behind the celebrity story lies a question many California spouses face: I sacrificed my career for our family — am...Read More

Starting With the “Half of Everything” Question You’ve probably seen headlines asking the question almost every Californian secretly Googles first. “Does my spouse get half of everything in a divorce?” If that thought makes your stomach drop, you are not alone. Most people who call our office start with that exact fear. California is a...Read More

What Kim and Kanye’s Divorce Says About Where We’re Headed A very public breakup, a very quiet ending Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s split had everything the internet loves: explosive social media posts, public arguments about parenting, and nonstop headlines about mental health and money. But behind all that noise, their actual divorce in Los...Read More