I am sorry to hear you are dealing with this. In California, persons can request motions on a number of issues to the court both on a regular law...

Getting an Emergency Protective Order through your local law enforcement agency is a good first step, but if you are wanting orders pertaining to...

Since Dad has opened a case (by filing the petition for dissolution & custody), no actions have been taken yet. In a parties initial petition and...

I agree with Edna and Judith. California is a no-fault state, which means whether or not you had an affair is irrelevant to both the domestic...

Filing criminal charges with the DA and filing a request for a domestic violence restraining order are two separate actions. For the family court...

I am sorry to hear that you are going through that. You are able to request the court intervene by filing a request for a domestic violence...

It sounds as though you both have a current custodial agreement in place, and what you are looking to do is file a request to modify that custody...

I'm sorry to hear you are having this experience. Unfortunately, when handling a divorce with assets, debts, and children, there can be quite a few...

In the state of California, both parents have a duty to keep the other informed of the current address of where the children are residing or...

If you have already filed for dissolution, then you are correct that those automatic restraining orders issued on the summons are your present...