You and your ex share the responsibility to make the custody and visitation plan happen. Often, when clients ask me the question, "Do I have to...

Can the other parent forgive my child support debt?

If child support services has never been involved and he has never been on any form of public aid, the two of you can enter into any agreement...

In California does the marriage licence have to be signed by a justice of the peace or clergy.

In California someone who is qualified to perform a wedding ceremony must sign the license and send it in. No, not just anyone can perform the...

Me and my ex wife have an agreement that my kids have to come visit me 2 weeks out of the year but they are refusing to come out

What you "can" do and what you "should" do may be different things. If you have an agreement that has become a court order you have the right to...

If the children in a marriage are not those of the husband does he have to pay child support if they divorce?

If the child was conceived during the marriage when the spouses were living together and the husband is neither impotent nor sterile, the child is...

Joint and Physical custody / Missing Visitations.

The factors a Court must consider regarding child custody are complicated. Rarely is any one factor the only one a Court will consider. Your...

Shortly after the birth of our child the ex-boyfriend decided he didn't love me anymore. He moved out started to date a girl.

There is no law preventing the move but you run the risk of your ex boyfriend filing an action in CA and having to come back to litigate here if...

Divorce question:

If a hearing is continued it's still "on." She will need to represent herself at the hearing if she doesn't have replacement counsel. I'm not...

Is the custodial parent still responsible for half the transportaion costs until an 18 year old child graduates highscool in Ca?

This depends on how the orders were written. If someone anticipated this as part of the child support provisions in the judgment (or most recent...

Does the courts try to have 50/50 joint custody agreement with all parents?

The only thing you can enforce is what's actually in the order. If the judge WROTE something different than what he or she SAID, the written word...