Can I look at the papers filed in a divorce case in the Park Avenue branch of Santa Clara Court in which my friend was involved.

Yes, you can look at any portion of the non-confidential file. Give timing advice from Attorney Benton due consideration as you don't want to waste...

Benefits to separating but never seeking legal separation or divorce?

The benefit of a judgment of legal separation is the legal end of the "community" and that's a big deal. Sure you can just live separate and apart...

I was married and divorced in CA. Married Over 20 years. I paid $500 to pay fees for "quadro?" How do I access his Soc. Sec?

There is no Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) for Social Security. The ability to collect derivative benefits through your former spouse is...

Community Debt paid from Spouse's private funds, before divorce and how he wants to be paid back for that money.

Separate property money used to acquire or improve a community asset must be reimbursed, unless there is a written agreement otherwise, but only up...

Divorcing: am I entitled to reimbursement of the value of my home before I married? I put a down payment and paid the mortgage.

You are entitled to the equity in the home until the date of marriage. If you made payments from community earnings for the next two years then you...

Should judgement papers bear the judge's actual signature?

Yes, it's fine. Actually the original in the Court's file likely bears a stamped signature and not a penned signature. The stamped signature having...

Part of the answer depends upon the character of these assets. Are the items she is claiming to be missing her separate property? If so and the...

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Can ex husband sue me or claim my house after the divorce?

It sounds like you falsified your preliminary declaration of disclosure, you had a home and you told the court and your husband, you did not. This...

Your final Declaration of Disclosure (FDOD), the question you asked about, is filed 30 days prior to the mandatory settlement conference in San...

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Is a motion to compel a prerequisite to a motion for issue sanctions?

The answer to your question is yes, you can file the motion for issue sanctions but the court is not going to grant them. Your first thought of a...