What grounds to change sole physical custody?

This is a complex question, to be sure. Generally speaking, though, there are two types of custody orders: Temporary and permanent. In a way,...

Classes ordered by the court

This is a very fact-specific situation. The court can order parents to parenting classes because it feels that the parents could use the help. ...

Married in CA. Bought home in CA before marriage. Added wife to title. 1st property sold & used funds to buy new home in CA.

While the house is community property, each of you may be entitled to a FC2640 reimbursement of your separate property contributions to the...

I entered into a 2nd marriage before my 1st was final...I need help. What should I do?

Depending upon the circumstances, you may be able to get a judgment completed for the first marriage. But, as I say, this is DEPENDING UPON THE...

Physical Custody

I suggest that you keep a journal and/or calendar showing when the mom has had any visits/custodial time. This is for your own protection, nothing...

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General guidelines to calculate alimony/award in a California divorce, marriage of 5 years.

Mr. Kitta has described how temporary support is calculated here in Santa Clara County. Permanent support is a more complex creature, and is...

Purchased home in CA with wife. Is she entitled to 50/50 of the net home sale proceeds even if I paid most of the down payment?

While the house is community property, each of you may be entitled to a FC2640 reimbursement of your separate property contributions to the...

Divorcing my wife from India - I am not a US citizen. My wife has moved to India. We both got married in India.

I disagree with my colleagues' prior answers on this one. When serving legal documents overseas, it is crucial that treaties be observed, in this...

I would like to know how to collect unpaid spousal support and more.......

It's too hard to tell you what you should do in this situation without actually meeting with you, but I will suggest that you get the court to...

Children's therapy (and parents' therapy, for that matter) is strictly confidential, and the courts will guard this confidentiality very carefully....