My husband and I have decided to get a divorce what is the next step

To say that "family law is relatively easy, lot of forms have just boxes to check." is like saying "It's easy to be a surgeon, all you have to do...

What are my rights to change custody 3 years after a divorce?

First, you need to find out, or figure out, if the Florida court ever made any ORDERS or JUDGMENT regarding custody; you can best get this...

I got married in Vegas 3 yrs ago and since then I've been trying to get a divorce, I've been getting the run around

The first answer is not entirely correct, since in order to obtain a summary dissolution, you need the cooperation of the other spouse. On the...

In CA, how is the community property asset calculated?

You left out two critical pieces of information: the AMOUNT of the down payment, and what you mean when you state that the house is 50% separate...

Judges tend not to be excited about time-shares which make the day-to-day logistics more complicated. On the other hand, what a judge thinks of ...

Need Published Precident Cases Fed and CA state supporting Valuation of QDRO (defined plan retirement) as of separation date.

Your counsel is right. Unless you have some facts showing the judge that the change in value from DOS at date of trial was somehow the result of...

Does the mediator at conciliation make a recommendation to us and to the judge in a custody OSC?

It depends on which county your case is filed in. In Los Angeles County, conciliation court is a completely confidential mediation; the ONLY...

Will my support payments be lowered if i put an amount on the Gifts, Vacation line of the Income and Expense Declaration Form ?

Except under extremely unusual circumstances, it should have no effect at all. About the only effect that it might have is if you claim that...

Is alimony strictly determined by a formula. Or are there other factors involved?

Short-term temporary support is often determined by a rough formula; the amount and length of long-term support, if any, isn't. The Court...

Aside from my 401K, we would comply with the summary dissolution option. Does this prevent us from using the easier method?

If you don't qualify for a summary disso, you don't qualify, and you can't "fudge the numbers". On the other hand, if you're in agreement, you...