The moving party has to file his/her declaration and a brief if she/she wishes to do so. The responding party in a DV matter needs to file a...

Typically DV cases are not sealed. It is hard to guess what you will find in the file. If DV was actually fled, you should be able to find the...

You can move out. Have an agreement with your spouse regarding custody and visitation. If you are planning on filing for a dissolution, I would not...

I agree with both of my colleagues.

My husband is emotionally and verbally abusive. Can I take them out of state, Where I have family and then file emergency custo?

I agree with Mr. Burns, assuming your husband is the father to your 4 year old. If you leave California with the children without court's...

Yes, you have to serve the disclosures before the Judgment can be entered. The 6 month period starts running when the Respondent is served with the...

If your husband did this after he was served with the Petition for Dissolution and Summons, assuming that he is a Respondent, then re-finance was...

I agree with Ms. Hoff. I had a case in which those calculations varied from hearing to hearing.

If you can obtain evidence of her calls to the police that did not substantiate, present it to the court with an argument that she interferes with...

If you are domiciled in SD, CA, then you would file for divorce in SD, and the court in SD would have jurisdiction over the children. The mother...