California law (specifically, Family Code section 308) says "A marriage contracted outside this state that would be valid by laws of the...

A hearing is a date and time when you go to court and see the judge. When a hearing is "held", it means that the hearing took place. When it says...

The term for changing the character of property from separate property to community property is called a transmutation. There are very specific...

California law does not give step-parents any parental rights by default. However the law says that a person can be presumed to be a parent if...

It sounds like you have a complicated set of circumstances here. The short answer is that yes your former spouse "can" file a claim. Whether...

Since it's a neighbor situation I am assuming the neighbor asked for a Civil Harassment Prevention Restraining Order. There is a high standard to...

What if my partner want to get divorced before my green card interview?

Negotiation is ALWAYS better, if you can reach an agreement that is acceptable to you. You avoid the time, inconvenience, stress, risk, and cost...

Can someone who tries crossing the border illegally? And owes child support in the U.S. if caught do they face jail time?

Tell your friend that willful failure to comply with child support orders can be punished by contempt, including potential jail time. If your...

Once a child support payment due date comes and goes, the amount owed is fixed. It never expires or goes away. I am not sure what you mean by...

You are permitted to file amended RFOs, so long as the other side has not filed a responsive declaration, and you serve the other side the papers...