Your attorney is correct. The filing of a Contempt action will cause everything else to be put on hold. It is impossible to have a custody trial...

Can I keep my daughter away from her father if there are no court order?

You need to seek an emergency order under a Domestic Violence case. His threats of hurting you and "taking care" of your family are forms of...

You can only recover attorney fees on an appeal if the court of appeal orders them. You also need to ask for them in your opening brief and cite...

Can I have someone look over these papers?

It sounds like you were talking with a DCSS case manager. Unless there is a signed stipulation the case manager has no legal power to modify a...

Divorced,reconciled and now seeking divorce again ?

You would file a new divorce case and you can "tack on" the length of the marriage for determining issues of property and spousal support. You...

You need to file a parentage action and seek custody orders. If you move out of state without his consent he will file for a parentage action and...

Can I be surveilled/stalked by ex's best friend although I have a DVRO?

At a renewal hearing for a Restraining order you can bring up the issue of the stalking. He can not have someone else do his stalking for him. ...

If it was a TRO they ae temporary in nature and expire at the hearing usually three weeks after the TRO was issued. If there is no restraining...

Since there is already a case in California then California would continue to have jurisdiction over the issue. It is possible for Mother to ask...

What are the chances of getting full custody?

Verify that he has been served then get ready for the 9-8 court date. You need to be prepared to put on your case with all of your evidence. You...