Father of my kids passed. Not married, together 17 years. I was told he filed us as domestic partbers. How can I find out?

Follow up with his employer's benefits administrator, go through any records he has left behind to locate accounts and such, and go see an...

How do I go about getting a case number from 1994

In Alameda County they have changed the location of clerk's offices and records. Start with the family law clerk. If your case was in Hayward,...

Domestic Violence

You can't prevent another woman from suffering the same fate, but you can protect yourself. In addition to pursuing criminal charges, you should...

Divorce

Yes, you are entitled to 1/2 of the total community assets/debts, and you may be entitled to more if your husband breached his fiduciary duty, so...

Seperated for 6 months, contemplating divorce but we have an outstanding tax issue. Wait until that is solved or file now?

The advice from the other attorneys is good; I'm just posting because I feel that you (and everyone) should just be aware that the IRS is in no way...

About to file for divorce, do I include a financial statement with the petition?

This is not required and most people don't do this when it is anticipated that both parties will participate in the divorce case. Attorneys almost...

Custody modification

Not every custody case follows the procedure laid out in Mr. Yomtov's very detailed and otherwise helpful answer. It depends on the county you...

My husband is unemployed and I work. The judge in his child custody case says he does not qualify for public def. re: contempt?

This doesn't make sense to me because it has always been my understanding that it is not the Judge, but rather the Office of the Public Defender...

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After two years can my fathers domestic abuse charges be dropped? (California)

I am not a criminal attorney, and you should contact one, but if this all happened 2 years ago and no actual charges have been filed by the...

The prior attorney is correct as to what you can ask for. You will have to be able to demonstrate to the court the $7500/month salary for the...