Can i do it by myself?

There is no speedy divorce. The court doesn't have the power to make you single any earlier than 6 months after you've filed the papers and served...

Child support

It depends on your income and the other parent's income as well as several other factors included in the mandatory child support guidelines....

At the age of 15 or 16, what can I do to convince a judge to give my opinion the maximum consideration in a custody battle?

As a teen you don't have "standing" (the legal right to file anything) in your parents' divorce action. While it's possible for one of your parents...

If structured properly family support can be deductible to the payor and taxable as income to the recipient. Child support is not tax deductible to...

Can custodial parent move out of state with child if non-custodial parent already moved out of state away from daughter 5yrs ago

This depends on what your judgment says. If it says you must, you must. If it does not prohibit the move you should let your child's father know of...

I filed for divorce, wife refuses to move.

Unless the documents she signed say that she agreed to move by a particular date (which has now passed), you would need to ask the court for such...

Domestic violence and divorce

If you have restraining orders which provide that you can keep this information confidential, then you should point that out to the lawyer. If you...

Divorce

You may be confusing the terms "separated" and "legally separated." If you are "legally separated" you've already gone through the whole court...

"Separation" is a term of art used in California measured by a date when one party or the other determined the marriage was not going to continue...

Is it better to go thew the district judge or to use the magistrate?

Sounds like there is some confusion. In California the terms "district" and "magistrate" refer to federal court. Family law (divorce) is heard in...