Chapter 13 lets a homeowner cure past-due mortgage payments over a court-approved plan of up to five years while staying current going forward — the standard way bankruptcy saves a house.
Filing bankruptcy triggers an automatic stay that can halt a scheduled trustee’s sale — but timing is everything, because once title transfers your options shrink dramatically.
California's summary dissolution ends a marriage with no court appearance — but only for short marriages with no minor children, no real property, and modest assets and debts.
California's summary dissolution ends a marriage with no court appearance — but only for short marriages with no minor children, no real property, and modest assets and debts.
In an uncontested California divorce you can decide most of it yourself — property, debts, even spousal support — but child support has a guideline floor and full disclosure is non-negotiable.
In an uncontested California divorce you can decide most of it yourself — property, debts, even spousal support — but child support has a guideline floor and full disclosure is non-negotiable.
When one spouse is criminally convicted of domestic violence against the other, California presumes the abuser should not receive spousal support — a powerful, rebuttable protection for the injured spouse.
When one spouse is criminally convicted of domestic violence against the other, California presumes the abuser should not receive spousal support — a powerful, rebuttable protection for the injured spouse.
What you earned and saved during the marriage is usually split down the middle — but the date of separation, your separate property, and who's living in the house all change the math.
What you earned and saved during the marriage is usually split down the middle — but the date of separation, your separate property, and who's living in the house all change the math.