Once the Petition for dissolution is filed, Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders are in place. Neither party can dispose of any assets without a...

If there is no custody order then the police will not do anything. Most of the time it does not do anything with custody orders. If there is DV...

Your fiend needs to call the police if the DV is taking place and obtain an Emergency Protective Order. It is typically given for several days so...

As per CA law, the property acquired between the date of marriage and the date of separation is community property. However, CA court has no...

Gather all the information about your prior marriage/divorce. If, in fact, you were still married to your prior spouse, then this marriage would be...

If you are referencing Family Court Services Mediations, then the counselor will provide recommendation to the court and to the parties.

Domestic violence is a factor in calculating long term spousal support under Family Code Section 4320.

It is a requirement to meet and confer prior to the filing of the RFO. Write it and give specific date (reasonable) by which you are requesting a...

You do not have to advance any favors of this kind. It is entirely up to you if you choose to do so.

You will need to have a Marital Settlement Agreement ("MSA") that would spell out all the terms to which you agreed. Once it is signed by the judge...