It means that you went more than 30 days after being served with the petition for divorce without responding. As a result, your spouse may seek an...

Is a home purchased before marriage considered community property during divorce?

Your question might be moot if you're still married and/or sold the home while you were still married. If you weren't separated at the time of the...

Child support is always based on gross income because guideline calculations already spit out answers based on tax considerations. I'm not sure...

Will someone please take my child support/visit case pro bono? I will to do my own filling. I would even work to pay my debt

Try contacting resources like the Harriet Buhai Center who can give free legal advice and help with filling out your paperwork. You should also...

How much do I have to be in arrears for child support before my wages are garnished?

Garnishments or income withholding orders ("IWOs") as they are known in court are not dependent upon a certain amount of arrears. To the contrary,...

I filed my response. Do I have to serve my response on my spouse?

If you are responding to any type of family law petition, you generally have to file a response within 30 days after being served. Your next step...

How do you ask the court for spousal support, after a divorce is final? Against my will I was persuaded to settle out of court

Generally speaking, unless the issue of spousal support is reserved after the marital "status" is terminated, it cannot be revisited. There are...

Do I need to go back to court?

You stated earlier that your new husband hasn't yet adopted your child. Until that process is finalized, your ex-husband can still claim the...

My wife and I got married in 1986, we have a son that was born in 1989. In 1998 I decided to leave our miserable situation

Since I am only licensed to practice in California, I will defer to any Arizona attorneys who want to comment on community property law in their...

Divorce lawyer

It sounds as if you have a fairly uncomplicated divorce with one caveat: do you know where your husband currently lives, and can you still contact...