Can I file for a Divorce in California

Whether you can file in California depends on how long you’ve lived here; not how long you’ve been married

Can my husband's ex-wife bring me to court for contempt of their divorce decree?

You are not bound by the terms of someone else's divorce judgment. Your ex however, is. If there are orders in the judgment regarding...

When being served can i respond at any court or it has to be the court i picked up the documents?

You respond at the filing court. i.e. wherever the case was filed, that is your court for all purposes.

A man married us, older man 15 yrs ago. I'm not sure if he's living. How can I get a copy of a pre-nup he notarized?

A prenup that cannot be found is a prenup that does not exist. For purposes of dividing this piece of property, because you acquired it by...

Ex husband claims my children on his tax return. Is this legal?

Per the IRS Code the parent who has the legal right to declare a child as a dependent is the parent with more than 50% custody of that child in any...

Divorce?

If all you ever filed with the initial Summons and Petition and then you requested entry of default, then your divorce will not be finalized.

Filing a joint request for order?

If you are both in agreement, a Request for Order is not necessary. Instead, you can prepare a Stipulation and Order for the court to sign.

Do I have to disclose to my ex husband who lives with me and my son, when i have full physical custody?

Whether or not it's part of your judgment is impossible to know without reviewing the judgment itself. And therefore, whether or not you are...

Being emancipated does not make you an adult. A minor cannot apply for guardianship over another minor.

My husband created a living trust noting his 50% share of our house to be given to his sisters. Do I have to sign the docs?

Sign what docs? Whether he can "will" away his share of the property depends in part on how title is taken. If it is held as community property,...