My ex-husband has the money to pay an attorney, I do not, where can I get free legal assistance to help with the paperwork in CA

Every court house in California that has a family law court also has a court facilitator's office. The court facilitator is a free legal service...

What is the best way to serve divorce papers? By mail or in person?

The Petition needs to be personally served. You cannot serve him by mail unless he is willing to sign an acknowledgment and receipt for the...

Do courts sometimes award support for the period between separation and the filing of the petition or motion requesting support?

The court does not acquire the ability to award support for the time period between separation and when the person is served with the Petition. ...

A former employee is taking ex-wife to court to reduce/eliminate court ordered support claiming he was fired.

If an employee quits he is usually not eligible for unemployment. That is usually the first red flag for the court. You should have the Ex...

What percentage of divorces in ca. end where spousel support is paid?

I do not know of any statistical data that has been collected on the percentage of cases where spousal support is paid. Each case is different and...

How To Proceed When Respondent in Divorce Does Not Respond Within 30 Days?

If he has not responded then you need to prepare a default judgment. You cannot ask for more than you asked for in your original petition. You...

Can a father ask for an exparte hearing without being named as father on their birth certificate?

There are too many unknown parameters in your question. Need more information to answer the question properly. Does he have a relationship with...

Family law ???

You should go to the court facilitator's office in the court house. They are a free legal service for family law issues and can give you some...

I've responded to a divorce, does the court get in touch with me about when we go to mediation?

Nothing happens in Family Court until one of the parties requests something. All the Petition and the Response does is open a file and set the...

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Is there a statue of limitaion on back child support in CA? my ex has not paid child support since 2001. the DA closed my case

There is no statue of limitations on child or spousal support payments. The amount owes contines until collected and gains 10% interest as an...