How long after filing for a separation does it go into effect?

The Legal Separation case needs to be brought to judgment for it to go into effect. Merely filing the Legal Separation case does not provide the...

What is the cost to file a Qualified Domestic Relations Order?

The fee to file a stipulation and order is $20, but I seem to recall that there is likely no fee to file a QDRO.

I was married for 11 years, my husband makes $40 an hour how much spouse support I'm entitle per month ? What is based on?

Don't try to do it on your own (in Pro Per). Retain an experienced Family Law Attorney to represent you. If your husband earns $40/hour, the...

Your request is not unreasonable under the changed circumstances that you describe. If you can't work out terms of a Stipulation and Order with...

Non Custodial Parent changes visitation times without notice, driving my daughter around with suspended license in California

File a RFO to modify his visitation, seeking specific orders as to when he can visit with your daughter (i.e., a schedule), providing that he...

Can I terminate my ex husband's parental rights?

It is possible (but very difficult) to terminate parental rights without an adoption, but your facts may not be enough to convince a court to...

Hearings are occasionally continued by the Court, of its own Motion, when it discovers that it has a calendar conflict.

Mother lied in past about clearing me to speak w/therapist and I still not cleared. Should I bring up in custody trial?

An out-of-court statement by a 3rd party, offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement, is hearsay. Thus, the therapist's...

The judge in my family law case was the lawyer for my soon-to-be ex-husbands family and also helped my ex get into law school.

Use the procedure set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.3. It will "freeze" your case until another Judge from another county appointed...

Sharing costs of lessons

You could try, via a RFO seeking "add-ons" for child support.