Restraining Order A restraining order is a court order that helps protect people from abuse. Abuse can be spoken, written, or physical. You can ask for one if a person has abused you, and you have a close relationship with that person (married, divorced, separated, dating or used to date, live together or used to…

Legal separation

Legal Separation A legal separation will do many of the same things that a divorce will do. A decree in a legal separation will determine custody of children, support for the children and/or spouse, and virtually every other issue that may arise in a divorce action. The difference between the two types of action is…

Modification Order

Prerequisites to Modification Order The court may modify a child support decree if the circumstances of the child or a person affected by the decree have materially and substantially changed since the date of its rendition. The relevant measuring period is not affected by an intervening custody modification Evidence of past and present financial circumstances…

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is a major societal problem and the courts are beginning to realize that it can only play a small role in ending the cycle of family violence. Courts now utilize jail sentences, fines, community service and intensive counseling in order to help abusers control their temper and manage their anger. If you are the…

Spousal Support

When a couple separates or divorces, the court may order one spouse to pay the other a certain amount of support money each month. This is called “spousal support.” The judge will take many things into consideration when deciding what spousal support should be ordered. Examples of some things the judge may consider are: How…

Father's rights

Father’s Rights Once the father has been determined to be the biological father of the minor child, he obtains certain rights regarding the minor child. Under most circumstances, once the father is declared the legal father of a minor child the name of the father will be entered on the child’s birth certificate. This occurs…

Child support and custody

Child Support Natural and adoptive parents in California must provide child support their children until age 18. Stepparents are not normally required to provide support for their stepchildren. However, if a stepfather agrees to be listed as the father on a child’s birth certificate he may, under certain circumstances, have to pay support for that…

Divorce in California

Divorce is known as the dissolution of marriage. In California, a person who has been a resident of the State for at least six months may file for dissolution of their marriage in a county where they have resided for at least six months. In California, the documents needed to start a marital dissolution are…

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