Includes Uncontested Divorce Petitions, Settlement Agreements, Petitions and Child Support.
In Arizona, either one of the partners can ask for a divorce, and only the court can legally end the marriage. Arizona is a ‘No Fault State’, meaning the court is not interested in who is to blame for the breakup of the marriage. Below is a brief summary of Arizona’s divorce process. Filing With…
After filing for divorce in California, the law requires that you serve your spouse with the divorce petition to give him or her an opportunity to be heard and participate in the case. In many situations, both spouses have agreed to the divorce and delivering the paperwork is not an issue. But what happens when…
One of the most significant issues in any divorce is the court-ordered division of property between the parties. Here is a brief overview of some of the major issues implicated by the analysis of who gets what in a California divorce proceeding. Community vs. Separate Property Under California law, when a couple is married the…
The Basics An annulment is a procedure to terminate a marriage. Once an annulment is granted, the former marriage is treated like it never legally existed. There are several grounds for seeking a to terminate a marriage by annulment. The most common are (1) that the marriage is made between spouses of an incestuous or…
When spouses are divorcing, they usually go through a process of dividing property and debt acquired during the marriage. Retirement accounts are often one of the larger assets divided between spouses. Depending on the type of retirement accounts each spouse may own, a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) may be necessary to divvy up the…
If you are involved in a California divorce, it is important to understand your rights. Specifically, you should end your divorce with a fair and equal property settlement under California’s community property law. Believe it or not, once you know how to properly divide your assets, you may find your divorce cuter and a little easier to complete!
Learn how to calculate child support in California and how payments can be modified or terminated. Understanding Child Support in California Child support is a monthly payment a parent pays another to help pay for the costs of child support after a separation or divorce. In general, parents who take care of children most of…