How does the court work child support?

The effective date of any child support order is normally not until the date one party files a motion with the court asking for child support. The...

Will I be able to ask for any community property reimbursement for utility bills i paid if we were divorced after one year.

Payment of community property bills (utilities incurred during marriage) with community property money (money earned during marriage) is not a...

You really need a face to face consultation with an attorney to educate yourself on what to expect here. California is a no fault state. It does...

Does bargaining a domestic violence charge down to disturbing the peace avoid impact on support owed to abuser per family code?.

See a lawyer. This is a technical area. The code section states the requirements. A lawyer would have to review incident reports, the original...

Does child support count BAH as income?

Income for support includes military food and housing allowances in California per the Marriage of Stanton case in 2010.

How can I file for child custody and have the paper work served to the father that is no where to be found?

Contact a private investigator who does skip traces. Here in San Jose, my process server does it for $75. They have access to information normal...

Is it possible to re-open a divorce case to ask for alimony/spousal support etc in California

Not likely to happen. However, that is a generality without knowing all the facts of your situation. You should take a complete copy of your...

Is it typical for a judge to set a hearing date after he has taken a motion to set aside a divorce judgment

It could be the Judge wants more evidence or more information in order to make his decision. Or, as Mr. Conviser said, he may want to announce his...

I have been the custodial parent ever sence the baby was born while the mother was in jail. can she just take the child

Go to court now and get yourself an order for sole legal and physical custody. Then it is not an issue.

I won my car in our divorce judgment and some money, but my ex served me with a reconsideration to fight the judgment, but

If the judgment is set aside somehow (rare), and the car is gone and for some reason he ends up getting the car, you would end up paying him the...