In family law, tension runs high and a lot of the time a party’s action is fueled by emotion, sometimes causing a “domino-effect” of sorts or triggering retaliation from their husband/wife. The Family Court identifies and assists parties (and their children) on an immediate basis if the need rises to the level of an emergency. But what exactly is an “emergency” in Family Law?
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Living with a new significant other could significantly affect the amount of spousal support you could receive. In cases involving spousal support, the court has a system to determine whether or not spousal support should be modified. First, the court starts out with the analysis of the “type” of cohabitation….
Before having children, my husband and I always use to tease each other about who would get custody of our dogs if we divorced (this type of banter is an occupational hazard for a divorce lawyer). After not being able to reach an agreement, we would then turn to…
The following is an article I came across by Marlisse Cepeda. Please take a look and share your thoughts. 7 Divorce Myths – Debunked! By Marlisse Cepeda Nobody wants to get divorced, but those statistics that get passed around make it seem like it’s an almost inevitable consequence…
Defenses: This is the last installment of the contempt series. Thanks for sticking with me! We have been focusing on two violations for which a contempt action may be proper; violations of custody and visitation orders and failure to pay support. Regarding a violation of a custody and…
So far, we have discussed what a family law contempt is and when to properly use it. Today, I will tell you what you have to PROVE to win. If you are the one pursuing a contempt, you only have to prove 3 things: 1. A valid court order exists;2….
TOP 10 THINGS YOUR LAWYER SHOULD BE DOING FOR YOU Important tips for the average person who has not been to law school and does not understand (or care) how great a legal argument was made in court or what research was found that will help your case… How can you measure whether you actually…
If you are contemplating a divorce, or in the beginning stages of a divorce or dissolution of marriage, you may be wondering whether you will be required to pay spousal support, also called alimony, or whether you may receive spousal support, or alimony. (The terms spousal support and alimony are…
In California, you may have heard that in a divorce you and your spouse will split all assets, half and half. While this is true, in part, it is not entirely true, because what is divided equally is the “community property.” However, not all assets in a marriage are community…
