Who pays attorney fees in contested Divorce CA

Each party is responsible for their own attorney fees and costs unless one has a substantially greater ability to pay than the other. The purpose...

I have a temporary restraining order on my ex boyfriend my court date is on 12/21/16 can I go visit him in jail ?

Our courts are overrun with adolescents who think using the court is just part of the fun and games that passes for courtship in our society. I...

It is not altogether clear what you are asking but you need to be careful. It may appear that you secured a restraining order to garner a...

How can I get my schizofrenic pathological liar ex to stop lying about me to anybody who will listen?

Courts generally do not look favorably on parents who savage the other parent so you must be careful not to get down in the mud with him. Also,...

How do I resubmit RFO on property divisions to the court if they were field once before?

When you say "the divorce was finalized July 28, 2016" does that mean the court bifurcated the issue of status of the marriage and entered a...

Iam Staying In India and my Husband stays in US. He applied divorce in India and in US also. Can he get divorce without me?

Your husband can terminate the marriage here so long as he is able to serve you -- by publication if that becomes necessary. He has a right to...

Divorce/child support

There are few lawyers in a position to work without compensation. This is what we do to support our own families and we are not paid by any public...

MY kids Dad had court yesterday and he never show up. What's going to happen now? In California

Your question does not include sufficient information to answer it completely but you say that you were told you did not have to appear because he...

Mom gets 2nd DVRO which was on my son, myself and their 2 young kids. What's her chances of seeing her kids after the hearing?

What you do no indicate is whether there has been a paternity case filed in which your son was determined to be the children's father and an order...

Whats a private judge?

Many of the private judges in our area are retired judges or commissioners who have been assigned to family law department before they retired. ...