What are my legal responsibilities for visitations? The court order hasn't been followed in 10 years due to a move.

File a Request For Order (RFO) to modify child custody. Ask the court to grant you full physical (and perhaps legal) custody due to change of...

How to get custody of my 4 1/2 year old granddaughter who was given to a friend of my daughters, not the biological father.

I agree with my colleague. Contact Child Protective Services (CPS) and let them know your concerns. If they find the child's health of safety is at...

Ending life time alimony or having it reduced

Spousal Support (aka alimony) is determined by a number of factors (see Family Code §4320). A major factor is the respective income of each party....

Can I legally deduct charges from a deposit that I honored to give to current tenant, since previous landlord failed to return?

http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/sec-deposit.shtml The link above describes most of the laws pertaining to security deposits in...

Child Custody for working father

Given the change of circumstances you can bring a request for order to modify child custody. As long as there are no incidents of abuse in your...

I am an illegal immigrant but i have deferred action do i still have to give child support>??

Your obligation to pay child support, and the amount thereof, depends on many factors. If the child is yours you will most likely to be obligated...

Co-habitation with a new fiancé is sufficient change of circumstances to warrant a modification of spousal support. You can file and serve an RFO...

As a working father and my ex not working, would it be possible to get my son every weekend?

Without knowing the entire factual scenario and assuming you have not abused or neglected the child in the past, a 50-50 time share with your ex...

Can a mother keep her daughter away from the father because the father is seeing someone?

Without a court order mother cannot keep father from seeing daughter because father is dating. In fact, the law favors awarding custody to the...

Will I be charge with bigamy?

You will not be charged with bigamy. You will want to file paperwork to properly end your first marriage. Contact a Santa Barbara County attorney...