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.
If your spouse never filed a response, or you both agree, your divorce can finish cleanly — but only after the mandatory disclosures and a written agreement the judge can approve.
If your spouse never filed a response, or you both agree, your divorce can finish cleanly — but only after the mandatory disclosures and a written agreement the judge can approve.
The six-month mark isn't a deadline you have to act on — it's the earliest your divorce can be final. Here's what Family Code § 2339 really means.
The six-month mark isn't a deadline you have to act on — it's the earliest your divorce can be final. Here's what Family Code § 2339 really means.
A support or retirement-division order you already won is still enforceable years later — through contempt, a money judgment that earns interest, wage garnishment, and liens.
A support or retirement-division order you already won is still enforceable years later — through contempt, a money judgment that earns interest, wage garnishment, and liens.