We were married in a catholic church outside US. Now if I need to file a divorce in US, what should I do?

The California court can dissolve any legally valid marriage, regardless of where it was performed.

I don't know if a judge would impute income because of losing her job like this, but they could if she makes no effort to find employment. FYI,...

Will I receive alimony or spousal support and if so how long?

You should be able to get a spousal support award, and given the facts that you've cited it could last for a while (years). You are in what the...

How do I stop records from being released under a subpeona?

Has there been a final ruling on spousal support? Are there child support orders? Has marital status been terminated? If so, then I would say...

Normally loan proceeds are not considered income. But under the facts as you've described them, I would consider pitching to the court that it...

Is a bank account that is established before marriage considered separate property?

Interest accrued on a bank account that contains only pre-marital separate money maintains the separate property characteristic. It doesn't...

Is a pre-nup needed if my main concern is that I want any property and bank balance created before marriage to stay unaffected i

Community property (i.e. "marital property") is anything earned from work during the marriage, and anything purchased with those earnings. As Mr....

I am recieving SSDI and my spouse is making $5.000 a year on her job. My question is, if i filed a divorce being married 38 yrs

Based upon your brief description, I have to say that presumably your SSDI benefits are less than $5,000 a month. If this is so, then I have...

What are the consequences for falsely accusing my boyfriend ?

I agree 100% with what Ms. Walia has said.

While my daughter is in school, I am at work. I spent the rest of the time volunteered at her school, picked her up from school

The court will make orders that are in the child's best interests. The default position of the law is that the child will need frequent and...