I dismissed my divorce case on Jan 07 due to my spouse's bullying, after filing the divorce. How soon can I re-file the divorce?

There is no statute of limitations on re-filing your petition for a divorce. But if you have a bullying spouse, then please do whatever you...

Are Watts and Epstein charges discretionary?

It is discretionary, in that it requires either the parties to agree to them or the judge to decide that they are due. If the parties want to...

Community versus separate property

The sales proceeds from selling his house, which he owned prior to marriage, would be his separate property. Once he put it into a joint...

Parent leaving country for four weeks leaving kids with other parent's care. Do I need to get a court order before I leave?

A written agreement between the parents should be all that you need for your trip. Make sure that your agreement specifies that this change is...

I am going through a divorce filed by ex. His attorney has asked me to submit all my education, work and financial papers.

Sounds reasonable to me. Whenever the issue of support is before the court, each party has every right to know the details of the other party's...

Contempt of court requires proof, beyond a reasonable doubt, that there were valid orders, that the other parent knew of the orders, and that they...

When you say that you have received your "final judgment from mediation" this is unclear. If the order is merely your mediation agreement, now...

Ex and i have 50/50 custody, will i ever be able to move out of state where i can afford to live?

You will need to file a motion asking the court for permission to move out of state. You will have to indicate your reasons for wanting to move,...

In a pre nup agreement can the person that draft the papers also be the witness and his attorney.

Since you are in the process of getting a divorce, one of your first actions should have been a motion to have the court determine the validity of...

Would it be hard to revoke a non-custodial parents rights when he has not made any effort in seeing his child?

It sounds as though the payments fall under the category of "token" support, i.e. not really being there for the child. Under California law,...