Am I able to see my baby’s father if I have a restraining order on him and he’s in jail due to threatning me

The point of a restraining order is to keep your abuser away from you. No you cannot see him. This would be a violation of the restraining order....

Move-away?

You will need an agreement or a court order granting the move away. This is what is known as a "move away" case. The court will consider a number...

My heart is broken, pls I need urgent answers!!

There are ultimately two separate issues, the divorce and your immigration status. Concerning the divorce, the court should not care about your...

As my colleague stated, since there are no orders in place, you need to come to an agreement allowing you to move away with the child or seek court...

Do you have a current child support order? If you do, this should be calculated as a "guideline" number. This number is presumed to be the correct...

If I have 50% legal and physical custody, can the mother try to move the kid and put them in another school right before court ?

If you share legal and physical custody, your child should remain in the same school absent an agreement or court order. If she is trying to change...

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Ultimately if the other party is self represented, the court will probably allow it to be considered. The Court may continue the hearing if you do...

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If a respondent in a child custody case is an illegal immigrant, what will happen with the petition and with the illegal respon?

I agree with my colleague; however, I will add, Senate Bill 1064 amended California Family Code 3040 to explicitly state " The immigration status...

What if I didn't know about it until the divorce was over? Is this disillusion? I heard it is hard to reopen a divorce case.

A dissolution is the same thing as a divorce. Were you ever served with divorce paperwork? If not, this means you must have been served by...

No you will not be given a court date when you file a Petition for Custody. If you file a Request for Order, seeking temporary orders, you will get...