The 3044 presumption can be overcome, and it’s isn’t the basis of a request on it’s own. It refers to physical custody - not legal custody. I...

Here is a link to instructions for filing a petition for Guardianship: https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-guardianship.htm

Your oldest will be an adult next summer, so unlikely that precedent will be set, and very few judges attempt to order 17-year-olds to be somewhere...

Your daughter it so young to make her own decisions; perhaps therapeutic intervention, or joint counseling for her and dad would help.

Here is a link to instructions: https://www.courts.ca.gov/1033.htm

I’ve changed the practice area to Immigration.

It is welfare fraud - but note that she didn’t file for child support; the State of California received the info that she’s collecting benefits so...

All depends on why you don’t have custody….

….not to mention the inappropriateness of children snooping through their parents private property, and one parent taking advantage of their bad...

I don’t think your conclusion that you own 1/2 the sold property because of down payment is correct. It depends on disclosure at the time because...