In California, it is possible for you to seek sanctions against your spouse. You can evoke Family Code section 271 to make such a request. Requests made on the basis of Family Code section 271 are not considered as ‘need-based’ attorney’s fees by the court, but as...
Family Law courts in California may issue emergency property control and restrain orders in certain divorce cases. But this is a rarity because courts generally do not like to make any property orders while a divorce case is on. Your lawyer has to be aware of this. So...
Money and assets are key players in divorce proceedings. To get the most out of their divorce, partners are often desperate to find an evidence against each other. When you are preparing for or defending against a California family-law matter, a powerful tool called...
It is believed that court-ordered child custody mediation at the court helps warring parents reach an agreement regarding issues of child custody and visitation rights. The mediator, keeping the best interests of the child in mind, helps you to come up with a...
In Orange County, court-ordered custody mediation at the courthouse needs to be carried out when the parents are in dispute regarding issues of visitation and custody before the matter can proceed to a hearing. It generally occurs when one parent wants a change in the...
The state law of California discourages inappropriate spying on spouses in cases related to divorce or legal separation. Although it might seem okay to spy on your partner in a bid to catch hold of significant evidence against them, following your spouse around, using...
Just a clutch of states across the nation put a divorce case on jury trial. Everywhere else, including California, a bench trial is the default – and only – option. So what’s the difference and what impact could it have on the outcome of your divorce? Should you and...
For a couple, a divorce can be a very painful process. More often than otherwise, the divorcing couple forgets that their separation can be a terrifying phase for their children. When they hear that their parents are splitting up, the first question they would ask you...
In a recent workshop, there was a woman giving a lecture on the way our mind works. She took a large piece of paper and started to write down some of the positive emotions on the piece of paper, and then some negative emotions, followed by exciting emotions and later,...
In divorce cases, the parties and their counsel can arrange and meet to do a ‘four-way informal settlement conference.’ Here’s what you should know about how these settlement conferences work during divorce, and what to avoid during the process to get the most out of...