It depends entirely on what your settlement agreement and/or judgment say.

The only way a divorce could be "finalized" without you knowing about it or filing a settlement agreement would be if it's dismissed, in which case...

Entry of default is not the same thing as entry of judgment. Your matter is not finished until there is a judgment. If your request to enter...

No, California law says the court must divide the community property to effect a substantially equal division. There is no "kicker" for child...

Under California law all property acquired during marriage is presumed to be community property. However, a spouse can establish that a given...

Generally speaking you will need to ask the court for further orders to aid you in enforcing your judgment. The specifics of what to ask for...

The default valuation date for assets is "as near as practicable to the time of trial." (Fam. Code § 2552) However there is also an exception...

It depends on what your custody orders say. Typically joint legal custody means that the parents must agree on decision-making regarding a child's...

Conversion of separate property to community property, or vice versa, is called a "transmutation." The laws regarding transmutation are...

The process of registering a judgment issued outside the state of California for purposes of enforcing it is sometimes called "domestication,"...