Can I sue for defamation?

I’d say you do but you’ll need an attorney to bring it so you might as well find a couple to give you a free consultation.

Can I file a FL 145 to get documents so I can start to try to negotiate my divorce settlement and don’t have a court date?

You don’t file it - you have someone over 18 serve it on your husband and he has 30 days to respond; if he doesn’t, you then have to do a “meet &...

If you want the courts to make orders for your husband to do something you will have to file either for a Dissolution of Marriage (divorce) or a...

My rights were severed with my two sons . my daughter went with her dad . do I have any rights to her???

If you have a court order to that effect, file a Request for Order to modify or an OSC re Contempt; if you do not have a court order, get one.

Can I keep our family home in divorce?

You certainly seem to have a righteous position in requesting it as an offset for his failure to pay support for these children.

Filing for custody if dad isn’t visiting child

No - there’s no need if he isn’t requesting.

Respond to Petitioner’s reply?

You could file an objection to 4 of the 9 pages because there is a limit of 5 pages for a Reply. You will just have to present your opposing...

She said she filed for divorce I’m not sure, we haven’t been together since I started school and she said she had the divorce ?

If she accomplished this, she did it by fraudulently stating to the court that you were served by a 3rd person and getting them (or her) to sign it.

Is my wife liable for this marriage expense (car lease)?

You can ask for reimbursement for 1/2 of the amount paid as it is a community debt.

What date is the preliminary date when filing for divorce?

Perhaps the court is requesting the date that he served his preliminary declaration of disclosure because in my experience the only place where the...