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When domestic partners divorce, the court can ask one of the domestic partners to pay the other a monthly amount to help support them called ‘partner support’. The judge will decide on the amount and to calculate this, he will take into account many factors such as: -How long you were in the domestic partnership [...]

A divorce or dissolution of marriage/domestic partnership is the termination of a marriage or domestic partnership. All legal duties, responsibilities and expectations will now be canceled. To get a divorce, both spouses/partners must meet the California residency requirements. During the divorce proceedings, you can ask the court to make orders on things like child support, [...]

To obtain a custody and/or visitation order from the courts for your children; you, the child’s other parent, or the child support agency in or area of the other parents area must start a court case. The type of case you file will depend on whether you are married or not to the other parent [...]

One or both of the parents may want to make changes to an order once a judge makes the custody/visitation order. Often times, a judge will approve changes to a custody order if both parents agree to it. If the parents cannot come to an agreement on changes to a custody.visitation order, one parent can [...]

An annulment is when the court deems your marriage or domestic partnership is not legally sound. An incestuous or bigamous union is never valid and other marriages or domestic partnerships can be proclaimed null and void when: -the marriage or partnership was forced, fraudulent, or one was physically or mentally incapacitated; -one of the spouses or partners was too young [...]

How to Choose the Right Divorce Attorney? Here are some factors to consider when selecting a lawyer to handle your divorce matter: These are a few suggestions when selecting a divorce attorney to handle your case. First, the location of the attorneys office and where the matter will be heard. Second, the cost of the [...]

Guardianship of the person A guardian of a person can be anyone: it can be a relative, close friend of the family or another person that is deemed suitable to care for and raise a child. Just as the legal parents would care for a child, a guardian has the same responsibilities which means that the guardian is [...]

Can I adopt a child from a foreign country? United States law allows the following persons to adopt children from other countries: 1. A married U.S. citizen and his spouse may adopt a child from a foreign country. If your spouse is not yet a U.S. citizen, your souse must be a lawful permanent resident [...]

A Dissolution of Marriage action was filed by you with the assistance of a Family law Attorney, or you have been served with a Dissolution of Marriage action and now what? How will child custody be determined? Who is going to get the children? How will the children react to these changes?  Just how will child [...]

Our family law firm is now providing Collaborative Dissolution / Divorce services to prospective clients. In a Collaborative Dissolution/Divorce case the parties and their respective attorneys will each sign an agreement where each pledges to resolve the issues in the dissolution/ divorce without court intervention. This collaborative agreement further provides that if either party decides [...]