What are the chances that I would be granted a spousal support? We've only been married for two years, have a house, no kids.

This is a short term marriage and you are entitled to spousal support for half the length of your marriage so you can move forward with life. ...

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Each county has their own rules about changing mediators. You could go to your court's web page and look at their local rules or contact the...

How to prepare for custody mediation in California?

The best thing you can do to prepare for mediation is to try to think of what the other side is going to do. Then you can be prepared for what she...

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Been married 11 years. Husband has 32 years at his present job. He owned t he home we live in prior to our marriage. We fixed it

Concerning the issue of the house. He does have a separate property interest in the house and it is a complicated formula to arrive at the...

How do you get a dad to pay child support when there is a court order in San Diego if he refuses to pay it?

You have two options. Your first option is to contact the Department of Child Support Services and show them a copy of the court order. They will...

Do I need to file a response to the divorce, if I am the one who filled out the paperwork?

It is always advisable to file a response. Your son is only 9 months old and sometime in the next 18 years you will probably want to go to court. ...

I want to divorce my husband who's in the military and threatened to hurt and kill me. He has psychological issues...my options?

It would be hard to get a restraining order against him since he is currently stationed overseas. Restraining orders take a current incident of...

Ex doesn't adhere to custody order. I am deploying overseas soon for 1yr. Can my mother or wife take my place while I'm gone?

The law changed on January 1, 2011 allowing stepparents and grandparents to exercise your custodial time while you are deployed. Read Family Code...

Do we have a chance of getting a modification to the custody order?

Yes you have the ability to change the current order. I do not understand how you could have a 50/50 custody order if you live 150 miles apart. ...

What is considered a move-away?

Move away cases usually mean a move greater than 30 miles from the other parent. The California Supreme Court case that talks about move away...