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Can You Travel With Your Child After a California Divorce?
Whether you can travel with your child after divorce depends on your custody order and, if it’s silent, the other parent’s consent.
The Pereira Formula: How California Divides Business Assets in Divorce
The Pereira formula apportions growth in a spouse’s separate business during marriage, mainly when it came from that spouse’s work.
What Are Child Support Add Ons in California?
Child support add-ons are extra costs, like child care and uninsured health care, added on top of the guideline amount.
Supervised Visitation in California: Rules, Costs, and How It Works
Supervised visitation lets a parent see their child only with an approved third-party monitor present.
How Do You End a Registered Domestic Partnership in California?
A registered domestic partnership ends either by a Notice of Termination with the state or through a court dissolution.
Restraining Orders in California: Types, How Long They Last, and How to Get One
California has four types of restraining orders: domestic violence, civil harassment, elder abuse, and workplace violence.
What Is the Right of First Refusal in a California Parenting Plan?
A right of first refusal requires a parent who will be away to offer that time to the other parent before using a sitter.
The Ketubah and California Family Law: Is It Enforceable in Divorce?
A Ketubah is binding under Jewish law, but California courts generally won’t enforce it directly because it rests on religious law.
How Do You Serve Divorce Papers in California?
In California, an adult who is not a party to the case must personally deliver the divorce papers to your spouse.
How Child Support and Spousal Support Are Calculated in California
Child support is calculated with a statewide formula based on both parents’ incomes and the custody timeshare.
How Do You Respond to a Divorce Petition in California?
You have 30 days after being served to file a Response, Form FL-120, to a California divorce petition.
Marvin v. Marvin: What Unmarried Couples in California Need to Know
Marvin v. Marvin lets unmarried couples enforce agreements about property and support, the basis of palimony claims.
How to Start a Divorce in California: Forms, Steps, and What to Expect
To start a divorce, the filing spouse files two forms: the FL-100 Petition for Dissolution and the FL-110 Summons.
Coercive Control in California: What It Is and How the Law Protects You
Coercive control is non-physical abuse like isolation and financial control, which California recognizes as domestic violence.
