How do I go about creating a will? Is there more I can do to protect them, in an event of my death?

You can't "will" children like property. You can express a preference for a guardian in your will, but as the sole surviving parent he will have...

Your judgment should answer this question. If, as you say, you were awarded use only while the child was a minor, it must say what happens next. ...

How can I travel out of this country w/out having to contact the birth father of my child?

An abandonment claim will fail if the birth father has been paying support all along. You could consider asking the court to award you sole legal...

Can she apply for huge amounts of loans after I moved out (+new credit cards) and dump the debts' burden on me during divorce?

There is often a dispute about when the "date of separation" is, particularly when nobody actually files a divorce case. Debts incurred after the...

A) Can I get my separate down payment back? b) For appreciation, can I claim more % in relation to down, or is it 50/50 split?

Under Family Code section 2640, if you can trace the payment, you are entitled to the same amount back, without appreciation or interest, if the...

Can I get the money I paid extra for my mortgage back in civil court during/after a divorce? Will I get all of it back?

Your sole remedy against your spouse is in the family law case. I disagree that you can file a later, separate case relating to the same parties...

I recently heard that there is a new law that states divorced parents have to split all holidays of equal time. Is this correct

Not true. Custody calendars continue to be custom made for each family.

Community versus separate property

This is tricky to answer without studying the "prenup from another state". Without addressing that issue, if title remains solely in your name,...

Can I change my daughters last name to mine (father) ?

The family court where your custody order is can order a name change, if it thinks it is in the best interest of the child. If the child has been...

Can my ex claim my children if they have not lived with him in 5 years just because he pays child support he says he can?

The Internal Revenue Code gives the dependency deduction only to the parent with whom the children have lived more that 50% of the time, period.