family law
17
Aug
California guideline child support is calculated through the use of the Dissomaster software. In Los Angeles and Orange Counties, the court uses the Santa Clara as county. The factors that are important to this calculation includes the parents’ timeshare with the child, each parent’s gross monthly earning, each parent’s tax filing status, healthcare insurance premium […]
09
Jul
Sometime it is not enough for former spouses to enter into a divorce decree to determine their support obligation and divide their assets and debts, one must be able to collect on the money orders/judgments. It is not unusual that people evade their legal responsibility to pay support or pay out the former spouse. Below […]
27
Mar
A Case For Divorce Mediation
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So you’re getting a divorce. As you are planning your exit strategy, the first thing your friends and family will tell you to do is to get a lawyer. Of course, they tell you that because they care for you and want to protect you, but is that necessarily the best course of action? If […]
11
Jan
Obtaining a Domestic Violence Restraining Order You do not need to show that you suffered physical violence in order to obtain a Domestic Violence Restraining Order. One must show “abuse” which has many meanings in family law court. In California, Family Law Codes sections 6320 and 6203 set out the requirements for a domestic violence […]
12
Aug
Benjamin Franklin once said, “[i]n this world nothing can be said to be certain, except for death and taxes.” What if death happens in the midst of a divorce or after judgment has been entered in a divorce case? California law provides that if a party dies while a divorce case is pending, then the […]
04
Jun
Do you need a prenuptial agreement?
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With various publications about a prenuptial agreement and what it can do to protect spouses in a divorce such as this article, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/2010-03-08-prenups08_CV_N.htm, many people believe that a prenuptial or premarital agreement is the answer to their financial worries. However, there is a general misconception about the purpose and legal force of a prenuptial agreement in […]
01
May
In a divorce case where there is an imbalance as to the parties’ respective income and assets, the court may order the party with higher earnings or assets to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees. The court can make pendente lite (while the matter is pending) fees orders as well as orders at time of […]
03
Dec
Family Code Section 2104 requires each party in a marriage dissolution matter to serve on the other party completed California Judicial Council forms executed under penalty of perjury that include the following information with sufficient particularity: “(1) The identity of all assets in which the declarant has or may have an interest and all liabilities […]