No. Community property laws only kick-in once you are married. However, as counsel sates you are not entitled to keep certain things if you start...

Why is Dissolution of Marriage not automatically entered with Judgment?

By law the earliest date that the marital status can be terminated is six months from the day the Respondent was officially served with the summons...

How can I start the paperwork to get my husband papers?

This is an immigration issue. You should post this to the immigration forum.

Mother moved to California with child and filed for legal separation. Does California have temporary jurisdiction of child?

So long as no other State has assumed jurisdiction, it will be a race to who serves the other party first with papers regarding the child. She...

I need to figure out my spousal support amount?

If you have an iPad you can download the DissoMaster App and use the calculator. However, also read California Family Code Section 4320.

What options do I have if I cannot afford a lawyer?

Besides legal aid societies, there you may want to contact a law school in your area to see if they have any students interning at a family law...

If a judge made judgment on my divorce and If I didn't think he was fair can I get a different judge to see my case? ?

It would be very difficult to change judges at this point. To do so is a process that you would likely need an attorney to do. It is possible,...

I filed for divorce in 2011 and I want the divorced to be finalized I just don't know what to do next, so I need help PLEASE

You need to file an RFO (Request for Order) to modify visitation, unless you both can come up with a new agreement. Here is a link for the...

I want to get my boyfriend out of doing jail time

Most jurisdictions do NOT allow a "victim" to drop charges. This is especially true because many battered men and women are under pressure from...

How do you protect a child from his father when you are divorced and your 8 yr old comes home with words about very adult sexual

I think you should first email your ex and tell him exactly what you think is inappropriate. This will start a paper trail for use if you need to...