Can I hold my ex in contempt for not taking my son to courtordered therapy & can minor's counsel do anything to make her takehim

Only a Judicial Officer can hold your ex in contempt - a party cannot. A party can file and proceed with an OSC re Contempt, but it is up to the...

CA 'Community Property'. Are offshore assets considered community property?

It depends on who bought the property, with what funds and when, who paid for the house construction after you were married, whether the land...

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Both parties need to sign the FL-130, so the appropriate box in the 1st category needs to be checked for the other party. In category 2, I'd...

I have been married seven years. My husband put the deposit down but my name is on the mortgage. Am I entitled to any settlement

I concur with the prior two responses. A settlement occurs only where there is a meeting of the minds. If you are fortunate, once you are...

How do I ask the court to fix the error on my judgment --I forgot to include custody order form.

File a Request for Order seeking a "Nunc Pro Tunc" correction of the Judgment. Include with your Declaration in support copies of the portion of...

How is it determines that professional supervised visitation is no longer needed?

I concur with Ms. Faulks' response. With Declarations from you and the visitation supervisor and your certificate of completion of the parenting...

Can we put a divorce on hold?

Make sure that you get in writing from your husband's attorney that you needn't respond to the Petition until after he sends you written notice to...

My husband filed for a divorce 3 weeks ago (found out on the court's website), why haven't I been served?

I concur with Ms. Faulks' response. You don't have to be the victim of a waiting game. You can go the the Court and purchase a copy of your...

Can the outcome of a case be determined by the friendliness of a judge to a lawyer in family law?

It should not be, but there may have been such instances - and if so, it was improper. In one case where a Judge had gone to my wedding and I had...

The case doesn't move by itself. You will have to move the case to a Judgment of Legal Separation. That will require, among other things, process...