The "equal division" rule applies to community property. Each spouse keeps his or her separate property.

Violating restraining order

Call the cops. That's what the restraining order is for.

Where is the legal line drawn?

Your post lacks sufficient context for an attorney to properly respond. Furthermore, your question calls for an advisory opinion.

Can I file a complaint with the State Bar against my former attorney since I signed a confidentiality agreement?

Yes. You don't have to wait for an "order, request, or other process" to report your attorney to the State Bar. An attorney can't seek his client's...

DV case going to trial and I the victim do not want to testify but I want him to go to jail for what he did.

You need to think about people other than yourself. If this guy doesn't have to suffer the consequences because you didn't want to testify, he can...

Question about code of civil procedure section 791.020

Sorry, that section has never existed.

You probably need a civil harassment restraining order, but if your wife's "relative" is within the second-degree of affinity, you can get a...

You can file a statement of non-opposition. You can't file a reply because you have nothing to reply to.

Can absolute privileges be defeated in defamation cases?

If someone reports suspected wrongdoing to the police, it's absolutely privileged and can't form the basis for a civil action, except malicious...

Is that enough for a Defamation case

A statement must be provably false to be actionable defamation. You didn't post your boss' exact statements, so I can't say whether the statements...