Ex spouse did not disclose change of income for a year. Am I entitled to arrears on Child Support?

Typically only from the date of filing do arrears, if any, accrue and only if the new order is set at an earlier date in time ie retroactively. ...

6 year marriage. I work only a little due to cancer complications.. Please see below regarding spousal support.

You can try and ask for more - the factors the court will consider are listed in FC 4320. Read that. Your age, health, raising children, wealth,...

Is there a form to request alimony?

Sometimes people file RFOs and the issues are set for trial too. Sometimes the entire case is set for trial. Sometimes select issues are set for...

What is the process and likelihood of a generally uninvolved father getting joint custody?

The child the two of you have together is still a young child. If this happened when he was 16 years old it would be different. Usually courts...

Am I divorced?

He could have either filed where he lived or where you lived. Check both Counties under the last names; if not, you should file a case. I have...

How can I win more custody while in legal separation and that there is a suspected physical abuse to my older daughter?

This is a tricky issue. You need to have an attorney write a declaration for you. You have to get around the hearsay rule, but statements made in...

This is a legal custody issue and the answer will depend on how those rights are assigned in the case. Assuming it is joint, as therapy is so...

There are the factors that the court will consider. If you can present facts to the court on these points which favor you, you should be able to...

Child support money from ex-dad ? I'm raising his son.Wife didn't marry him. boy born in china but lives in USA and ex -dad too

Your wife will have to file a parentage action and ask for child support. Nothing wrong with that - it happens all the time. She will not be...

Married overseas, spouse overseas, how to divorce in california?

It does not matter where you were married; what matters is where you have lived for the last six months. If here in Ca, which does appear to be...