Are we legally married?

I suspect that you are NOT legally married. You need to go and look in your "husband's" divorce case file and look for a document entitled "Notice...

How can I make my husband move out while we are in the process of a divorce

The answers to some questions are heavily fact based. I noticed that you stated he was mentally abusive, but did not say that he was physically...

Can i file for a restraining order towards my husbands ex mistress or can he if he had a previous relationship with her?

The CLETS Restraining Order statute makes a broad range of things a possible basis for a Restraining Order ranging from actual physical attacks, to...

What can I do about indirect harassment/defamation/slander from parent/relative?

Some situations give rise to multiple possible forms of legal recourse. I think that you situation is one. When I see a landlord/tenant attorney...

Does serving an RFO for spousal support by mail extend the responding party's time to respond by an additional 5 or 10 days?

A reading of the text of CCP 1005(b) includes: " . . . However, if the notice is served by mail, the required 16-day period of notice before the...

Attorney Burns point is very WELL TAKEN. The situation that you are in is apparently one where you have been accused of abuse, and for whatever...

How long can I stay in my home if my common law husband is trying to evict me?

The last I checked, California does not recognize a "common law" marriage. If you had that "common law" marriage recognized by the authority of...

Respondent personally served with divorce summons and petition and has not responded yet. Can Petitioner serve alimony petition

My understanding is that when the Respondent files the Response he/she (by stating an address on the Response) has then consented to being served...

Discovery

I agree with the other counsel's answers that you can ask in discovery. Whether you can find out everything you want to find out about the new...

Statue of Limitations on a Sex Offender Living with a Child?

Child Custody an Visitation matters can quickly become VERY complicated. You bare question "Is there a chance?" can readily be answered, "yes." ...