Are parties to a divorce obligated to at least discuss a settlement agreement before asking for court intervention?

No - they are not. The purpose of a case settlement conference is to get a 3rd party professional to assist the parties in settlement discussions.

A Judgment or Order is void when the court lacks jurisdiction (power) over either the subject matter or the person against whom the order is made...

I have a legal separation thru the court since 2004, now I want to just file a divorce

Did you get a 'status' bifurcation, and if so, did you divide your property or get any other orders in the Judgment? If so (and if not), and as...

Can my domestic partner make me give up our apartment?

Since both of you are on the lease, either one of you has a right to stay AND the other one of you cannot kick out the other partner unless there...

What do should I do my wife asking for extra money even though I sent her 900 per month for the kids, should I send her more?

You should make the payments to her mother directly (to prove payment toward existing community debt) and you should either contact an attorney to...

Small claims court. can i appeal

File a motion to vacate judgment based on Cal. Code of Civ. Procedure 473(b) and get a hearing date on the motion to request a new trial date.

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I'm currently in the county jail and I'm looking for help with filing a response to speed up my divorce filed on me.

If there's no property to divide, don't file a response and let her proceed by default without you. You can always go back to court to get...

I want to change my daughters last name to mine

The process is simple but you'll have to locate father to notify him. Here's instructions: http://www.courts.ca.gov/22489.htm

Custody of son granted to father after fraudulent proof of service signed by RPS filed and I had no notice of hearing

So you're going to ask the court to decide that it is in your son's best interest to live in a shelter (where you were living at the time of the...

Retroactive on child support

If you want to get guideline (a modification of the current order) then you need to file and request it - how else would it happen? It will only...