My parents are divorcing and i have questions regarding the splitting of properties.

Yes, your mother can keep the homes if she can pay your father his half of the equity of these homes. If there are other community assets in the...

Does the person filing the divorce have any kind of advantage over the spouse?

Filing first does not provide her with any kind of substantive advantage. However, in some cases, it makes a difference for venue -- where your...

I filed for divorce, his response went into default. Do I still have to fill out asset forms if I'm not asking for alimony?

Yes, the law still requires that you serve your disclosures, which includes your Declaration of Disclosure (FL-140), Schedule of Assets and Debts...

Me and my wife have agreed to separate. Is it mandated by the law that we do marriage counselling before we file for Divorce?

There is no legal requirement for counseling. Your belief or opinion that you have irreconcilable differences is personal and subjective. Also the...

Can I file for child support after 3 years of divorce and 7 yrs of separation ?

Yes. Child support is not dependent on your length of marriage or separation. Rather, Family Code Section 3901 provides that a parent's duty to...

DO I NEED AN ATTORNEY?

When you have a long term marriage (legally, typically referring to a marriage of greater than ten hears in duration), you may have more at stake....

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Does lack of cohabitation affect divorce/alimony?

The lack of cohabitation could be relevant in a divorce case, including as to the issue of spousal support. It could be relevant for spousal...

Is salary considered community fund after marriage?

Generally salary is considered separate property if it is earned for work after the date of separation. Issues can arise as to the characterIzation...

I would like legal advice to see if there is such a thing as "divorce by default".

Yes there is. To start you must have served your husband, and assuming he has not responded in court for over 30 days, you can proceed to obtain a...

My future ex-husband is a Sheriff . He has thrown lie after lie at the courts about me and it's all false!

There is no simple or easy answer for this situation. At least for the time being, you may have to weather the storm and work hard to cogently show...