The date of separation for purposes of a dissolution of a marriage is when one or both of the parties no longer intends to continue their marital...

Restraining order/order to show cause

It is important to retain an experienced family law attorney with whom you feel comfortable as soon as possible as meeting time requirements is...

Divorce

Each party needs to provide copies of financial records for purposes of temporar. The court may not require the last two months of paystubs absent...

Divorced 1984. Ex-wife never paid child support for my son. He is now 29. Am I able to collect back child support?

The obligation for child support may become a judgment when each payment is missed. If that is the case, you need to look at the statute of...

Does my child's name have to be in the divorce papers?

There may be other alternatives which would be satisfactory to the the judge or commisisoner who is presented with the final pleadings. You may...

Will I be responsible for payment of the joint credit card balance in spite of the divorce decree?

The credit card company was probably not a party to the divorce proceedings and, as a result, they are not required to look at the ex-spouse for...

My ex has lived with BF for 2 years. Can this be seen as the same as married in a request for modification of spousal suport?

it is difficult to answer specific questions where it is important to have all the facts to make a decision. A judge gets to hear from both sides...

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Can a spouse still go after her husband's 401K if it was cashed out while in the process of finalizing the divorce?

The first thing that the wife has to do is to contact an experienced family law attorney. It appears that her relying on her husband to follow...

Can a comm. take a case from another comm. with rulings already involved without written notice of change of judge to the partys

In a pending case in the superior court, there may be a number of temporary motions before the case gets to trial before a judge. When a temporary...

I became permanitly disabled proir to getting married(causing me to go into terrible dept)my husband and married

The papers appear to provide that the real property is his separate property. The way title is held is not determinative as to what a judge might...