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Steven Alan Fink
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It depends on what you mean by process. You are required to wait 6 months...
Brad Jefferson Landon
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I concur with Attorney Fink except for one important clarification. The...
Steven Alan Fink
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No. The period starts when you file for divorce, not when you separate. The...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

You'll have to wait at least 6 more months, since the time you've been been...
Marshall William Waller
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Contributor Level 7

I think your best bet is to make a claim against your deceased husband's estate...
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Parastoo Kalor
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Contributor Level 4

You have to file with the courthouse and then serve your spouse at the base....
Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

There's a common confusion between "being legally separated" and "filing for a...
Diana Lucia Martinez
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Contributor Level 5

This is not legal advice nor is it intended to create an attorney-client...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Simultaneous representing parties who are in an adversarial position is a...
Henry Daniel Lively
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Your attorney owed you a duty of loyalty, and he is not allowed to enter in to...
Matthew Edward Williamson
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Sorry, alimony is for divorcing spouses. What you may be entitled to is a "...
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Because you are in Caifornia, he will need to file the Texas equivalent of an...
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Steven Alan Fink
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You can make your own proposed judgment, and even negotiate the language with...
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Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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You haven't given enough information to give you a meaningful answer to your...
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Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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There's no such "legality". If someone wants to file to dissolve a marriage...
Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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You need to make sure you know what your ex is asking for, what facts he is...
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Ilona Antonyan
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Contributor Level 3

He will not be deported just because you filed for a divorce. If he already has...
John M. Kaman
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Contributor Level 10

I don't know exactly what you mean by "facing the judge and arguing issues" but...
Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

You need to be mostly concerned not with "argument", but with getting the...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

It takes a minimum of 6 months to finalize a divorce in CA so it seems unlikely...
Steven Alan Fink
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You can also check the status online. See weblink below. The response given...
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Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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If a default judgment has already been entered, then you've already let the...
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You will need to file a motion to set-aside the default judgment. Good Luck!
Steven Alan Fink
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If the agreement says they will not contest unemployment, you will qualify....
Pamela Koslyn
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The street cleaners have a "strict liability" policy (so do most parking...
Brian Neal Gurwitz
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Contributor Level 5

There are some highly technical defenses that can be raised in the context of...

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