My wife and I live in CA and want to adopt a relative from American Samoa. Do I need an attorney or can I process this myself?

Here are the instructions for an adoption: http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-adoption.htm If you can afford a lawyer, having legal assistance...

How do i change my name after marriage, full name change after that to get wife last name change to new last name ?

Complete an Ex Parte Application for Restoration of Former Name After Entry of Judgment and Order (Family Law Form FL-395). You can find...

As long as you get lawfully married (i.e., follow the rules of the jurisdiction where you get married, such as apply for a license, have a ceremony...

What is the easiest and cheapest way to get an uncontested divorce in Los Angeles County?

You can get free help with filing the divorce papers from the Family Law Facilitator at your local county family court. Look up the website of the...

Mediator biased suggestions

You should timely file a Statement of Disagreement, and include facts that the child custody recommending counselor didn't include, which you think...

A quick, uncontested, international divorce

If you've been a resident of CA for 6 months, and a resident of whatever county you currently live in for at least 3 months, then you can file for...

I WAS MARRIED IN 2001 WIFE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR AND LEFT WITH OTHER MAN 2001. i WANT KNOW IF I CAN GET ANNULMENT NOW20013

To get an annulment, you have to attend a hearing and prove facts that would warrant a judgment of nullity. You can read about the process at the...

Hi, my ex and i filed for a nulllity of marriage 9 years ago. Two years after the filing he went and filed for a dismissal

There is such a thing as the "innocent spouse" rule, which under certain circumstances, one may not be held liable for obligations to the IRS...

Married in another country, got married here in CA? Is it bigamy,and was our marriage legal and binding? Can it be annulled?

You can get your CA marriage annulled. Your wife can get divorced as well, which will give you both a clean slate to get remarried. Here's some...

Do you have to be a US Resident or Citizen to get spousal support?

Concur with Mr. Schwerin. One's citicizenship status is not relevant to the issue of spousal support. The relevant factors can be found in CA...