When you divide a household into two and still only have the same amount of money, it's nearly impossible for either party to keep the same...

What is an attorney supposed to do when you go to mediation in a divorce case?

There is actually a third solution here: that you mediate your divorce and each hire an attorney to help advise you through the process. Depending...

I have physical custody of our 2 kids he had them this weekend and didn't bring them home what do I do.

Make sure you immediately file an emergency (ex parte) request for return of the children and, if you feel as though he will keep the kids again, a...

On spousal support is it combine with retirement and child support

If you have a long-term marriage, you should be entitled to retain your military health insurance benefits. Disability retirement is a very...

Common law in CA

As the two previous posters mentioned, common law marriages are not recognized in California. You will absolutely want to contact and retain a...

Child Support; 17 year old in California

Absolutely. I would also recommend filing a modification of visitation and/or custody in order to update the parenting arrangement. Opening a...

If there is an open paternity, divorce, or legal separation case, page 2 of the Summons issues automatic temporary restraining orders which...

Can a wife collect alimony from x-hus.24yrs.later,if she never remarried,&financially support him thru train yrs,ofprofession?

I'm sorry, but it's very unlikely that you'll be able to collect any sort of spousal support 24 years after the divorce here in California. Your...

My husband serveved me with divorce . he filed his taxes without me. and claimed the kids without me.is this legal?

Technically your husband hasn't violated any orders and what he did was not illegal per se. That being said, obviously what he did was unfair and...

Which are the forms i need to file to modify a child custody order?

You will need to file a Notice of Motion or an Order to Show Cause requesting a move away. There isn't a move away-specific form or attachment, so...