What is the best way to serve divorce papers? By mail or in person?

Have him served in person by a friend or a professional process server. Service by mail is ineffective if the Respondent is unwilling to sign and...

In February 2011 my son was 16 and a girl that was 19 had sex and as the result a baby was born. Can I file charges?

Accord with Mr. Lewis's response. It would be a good idea for your son to have a consultation with an experienced criminal attorney regarding the...

I filed for a simple divorce in 2005 (no community property or children) in Burbank, CA.

Purchase a copy of the documents in the Court File and take them to a volunteer lawyer in the Court's Self-Help Clinic to review and make...

I have been informed by my husband that he cancelled my medical coverage 12/3/12. We seperated 11/26/12. Can he legally do that?

Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders would go into effect in a divorce case when your husband signed the Petition (if he is the Petitioner) or...

How do I recover $40,000 that is claimed to be community property?

Borrow the money to retain competent counsel or you will get out-lawyered. Since the breach of the oral agreement occurred after the divorce...

Trying to get my name off of mortgage after divorce is final

Accord in part with Mr. Mashal's response. Because the MSA and Judgment didn't require your ex-wife to refinance the house, you are stuck as an...

How will a home asset be distributed fairly in divorce when one of the parties used non-community money.

Accord with Mr. Gould-Saltman's response. Traceable separate property used in the acquisition of the real property is reimbursed under Family Code...

We married ina foreign country and living in california for last 23 years. I need to divorce my husband. Do i need a lawyer

You should promptly have a face-to-face consultation with a local experienced Family Law Attorney regarding your divorce plans. You will most...

I have a writen agrement with my ex girlfriend for 7 years that she would go to school and i work and when she was done she work

You can sue to enforce the written agreement, but you will have to pay your own attorney's fees and costs, and it is possible that the Statute of...

How do I know I am divorced?

If that is all that was done, you are still married. It takes much more ore than the mere filing of a divorce case to get a divorce. If the...

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