It depends on a number of factors: whether there was an order at the time of the payments, the intent of the payments, and the parties’...

Functionally, there should be no difference. Community property is as much an equitable theory as it is a legal theory. Regardless of specific...

A finding of contempt gives the court the option to incarcerate the obligor. That certainly sounds unlikely based on the information that you...

Judges rotate periodically. You can find who is currently assigned to your case by visiting the online docket. If the docket reflects an attorney...

Unfortunately the scope of your question exceeds the type of answer we can provide here. You can try a free consultation with a family law...

You’ll need to contact a lawyer directly to initiate the process or schedule a free consultation. We can’t ethically solicit business on any...

Orders to appear, like petitions, require formal service. You can ask the opposing counsel to accept service but email/regular mail will not be...

Rather than risk that, it would be safer for you to visit one of the court locations to obtain the additional information.

You can ask your attorney for a status update. What you describe isn’t uncommon, though it can be very frustrating—even for other attorneys. Some...

Judicial filings are generally privileged against defamation, even when they’re untrue. However, serial filings can be a basis to designate a...