If my child’s potential father moved 400 miles away, am I required to meet him for visitation?

There is no one-size fits all answers to your question. In general, parents share responsibility for transporting the child between their houses. ...

Do I need another attorney ?

It would certainly have been better to have handled the conflict earlier. There may be very good reasons that it was not handled earlier, but...

Husband filed petition for divorce today and changed the locks on the house. Can he keep me out ?

The answer is yes he can re-key the locks. However, he cannot keep your personal property for an unreasonable time. If he won't communicate with...

Could I opt for a higher amount of our retirement account instead of alimony?

You need to be careful with taking the retirement assets. When you take a draw from an IRA or 401(k) account, the money you get is taxable, while...

Wife filed petition for dissolution of marriage 03/27/07, we reconciled 03/18/10, separated 08/22/18 Divorce dismissed 09/04/28

I agree, you need to take a copy of your timeline and the papers on file with the court and unwrap what the current status of the case is. But it...

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Should there always be separate representation in a divorce situation ?

You are a wise father. Under California law, each party to a prenup is supposed to have their own attorney. If your daughter did not have her own...

When filing for divorce in CA, do you have to include a proposed settlement with you initial petition?

I frequently have had the court accept a marital settlement agreement where only the petitioner paid a filing fee. To save the cost of the...

Five year divorce proceedings. Now they want another deposition .. After seperately date!?. Do I just copy from the first?

The probable reason whatever form of discovery is involved is the long passage of time which means that the facts which were true or were testified...

How can my parents give me a cash gift for house purchasing and still protect it from my husband in case of a divorce?

There is enough money in issue here that you should be hiring an attorney who can get more detail about these transactions and how to protect your...

I’ve been served an ex parte, my son refuses to go to his fathers and his father is fighting it by bringing up his mothers past?

A real can of worms. Your son is old enough that the judge can consider his desires in making a visitation order. However, unless he has been...