What do I do?

Where are you living now? If you are a tenant, your wife leaving has no bearing on your ability to stay in your current residence.

How long do I have to live in California to establish jurisdiction before filing a parental rights termination case?

You cannot terminate parental rights of one parent unless you are having a new spouse adopt the child.

I will move this to the appropriate category for you.

How can we evict a mother in law who is harassing us?

This has been posted in the wrong category so I will move it for you.

How can I save my husband from his addiction if he's not willing to to save himself?

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do. You cannot save someone with an addiction or force them to stop using and get help. It has to come from...

I want to file divorce within a year but I would like to retain a lawyer now so that we can plan accordingly

You will need to contact lawyers directly. We can neither solicit your services nor make recommendations through Avvo Q&A.

My girlfriends sons father filed a petition for a custody hearing a month ago she was never notified or served

She needs to show up in court and tell the judge exactly what happened - that she was never served except via a text of a picture the day before...

Can me and my husband get contrical visits if he has an old domestic violence cases against one of his ex’s ?

I believe the term you are looking for is "conjugal." I will move this to the proper category for you.

Without a prenup, everything you earn or acquire during marriage will be community property, meaning it will belong 50% to your spouse. As far as...

What type of Attorney do I need for a hearing on a restraining order? I am the petioner?

Either a civil litigation attorney with experience in civil restraining orders, or a family law attorney with similar experience.