I practice in Contra Costa County, and am familiar with the orders from the court here as well as many of the co-parenting counselors. If your...

If your wife has not yet filed the Request for Default, you still have time. No need to request leave of court. File the Response to the...

Can he threaten to take our 2 boys for 6 months of the year? We have 50/50 custodianship from the divorce.

I should add that what your child support papers say is the percentage is not the driving factor here... the court will look at what your ex is...

Can he threaten to take our 2 boys for 6 months of the year? We have 50/50 custodianship from the divorce.

Courts must make orders that are in children's best interests. While I know very little about your situation, it seems hard to believe that the...

Hi i was wondering how to get an annulment divorce

You might try looking at this book as a resource: http://www.nolo.com/products/how-to-do-your-own-divorce-in-california-CDIV.html

To qualify for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order in California, you must have one of the following relationships to the person you want...

Ex. trying to move away with my son and her new boyfriend

It sounds like you are not married from the context of your question. You should file a Petition to establish Paternity, and should also file an...

My ex has 19% parenting time in the Support Order yet has not visited his children at all in the last 4 years.

No, the court won't grant you a retroactive modification of support because your ex did not exercise his visitation time. However, you can file a...

Am I entitled to keep the child support now that my son is back in school?

Under California law, child support terminates absolutely for a child who turns 19 and has not graduated from high school (unless that child is...

Is "abandonment" equal to a de facto divorce? We married in '94, my Brazilian husband got married in Rio in '04 w/o divorcing me

This question is far too complicated to answer in a forum such as Avvo; at least, without writing a very, very lengthy response (with lots of...