At the White Oak Law, we focus on taking clients through legal venues and options that best make sense for their legal needs. Over the years, this has made mediation a popular alternative to traditional divorce proceedings not just in our offices, but across the entire legal arena. 

As the COVID-19 epidemic goes on into the summer, Alameda County has released a variety of guidelines in regards to child custody and visitation issues that might crop up during these unusual times. Naturally, there’s a lot of questions floating around, especially in regards to child custody and visitation.

Here’s a quick crash course of what these guidelines entail.

Following up on our last blog post, today we wanted to look at the statistics from a different angle. Today’s post is a look at what the average couple that is getting divorced consists of.

Of course, note that we’re only looking at this from a general statistics perspective. Everyone’s situation is unique and we at the White Oak Law understand that a one-size fits all approach does not work when it comes to divorce.

These days, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction when it comes to certain discussions. Divorce is no exception, and you’ll find countless claims based on a plethora of studies from all over the world.

In an attempt to paint a more cohesive picture, we’ve decided to look at the statistics as compiled by experts. In other words, this summary is based on an analysis of all of these studies.