Do i need my marriage cert. for divorce in CA.?

Not a silly question in any way shape or form. No you don't need a copy of the marriage certificate from Germany.

What date should be used to calculated value of first home, the date of marriage or the date her name was added onto the deed?

You've got a huge problem here. First, you comingled funds into a community property home and unless you can document your SP investment earned...

Is there a way to find out whats going to happen before they make their decisions? thank you, David Thomas

What you are asking is about holding the administrator accountable. You can demand an accounting and file a motion with the probate court...

Can she challenge the divorce order? How could the court give divorce order based on the couple's declaration without verifying?

No and that wouldn't be how it would be done as to child support. The court retained jurisdiction on child support if indeed the child is still...

How long had it been? If you wanted to try to get the judgment set aside under CCP 473, you would need to hire an attorney but there are too many...

Which Notice form is required to be used in giving notice of a Petition to Determine Succession to Real Property?

DE 120 is the right form and you must also give them a copy of the Petition along with the notice.

In a divorce, would my spouse have a right to a holiday home in Nevada bought with inheritance money if we live in California?

IF there was no comingling, and IF you can prove it was acquired as your inheritance, then the home in Nevada would be your separate property...

Wife says she's been gay all of her life, left me, moved in with the person she was having affair with. Grounds for annulment?

I do not see this as grounds for an annulment.

Does the other party in a divorce action need to file a Income and Expense Statement with his Response?

An I&E must be filed but not necessarily with the Response. You need to demand that an I&E be prepared, filed and served along with the other...

What is the statute of limitations on a divorce filed in 2010?

If you filed but never completed the divorce, the it has probably been dismissed by now. But regardless of your marital status, what you inherit...