People file divorce cases without first notifying the other party. After they file, they will then serve it. The served party will have 30 days to respond. You can hire a lawyer to at least consult about your options. Good luck with your case.

A problem is that appeals are very hard and expensive. It is not a second chance to argue the case. Some of what you now argue is what you were expected to have argued the first time at the hearing. Appeals generally are to decide whether the judge made a legal error in not applying the appropriate... View More

It is not completely clear. It sounded like your mother is getting a restraining order on your sister. So it sounds like your sister hurt her own mother. If that is true there should be a problem. The daughter is a minor and the daughter of the person seeking a restraining order. If that is the... View More

Sadly there is no rule that they have to have a key to his place or wanted on days that are not his. That is unless there is an order otherwise which it sounds like there is no direct order regarding that. I would love to think that it could be used in a custody request in court. As i said it is... View More

You would send a certified letter asking for an accounting of the money you gave him and a refund of any money that was not used up in the amount. Even if it was a flat fee, lawyers can only keep the amount that was reasonable as per an accounting. If i charge a flat fee my retainer states that it... View More

You certainly can do that but the court might not set a trial date until it is ready for trial. Discovery cuts off at a certain point before trial. As much as you want to rush things you have to decide if everything is ready to go. You will also be required to be held to the same level as an... View More

Technically an order is an order. I do not know how specific the order is that would allow it to be enforced by the police. However, you could seek to modify the order to be safe. For one this sounds like he should have sole legal custody instead of joint legal custody. He should not need to get... View More

You mention about long term support. Another attorney mentioned certain factors to be used. You did mention that she has a Fiancee. When she gets remarried that would terminate the support. But who knows when that will happen. The factors will also look at her assets. The separate property house... View More

He is doing that as a form of continued control. He is scared because he knows that if you follow through with it you will get support and your share of what is due to you. The support initially will be mostly based on what you make and what he makes. You are not capable of working so you would get... View More

The word primary custody does not really mean much of anything. Im sure that it seems nice that it said that but at the end of the day What counts is the level of custody the two parties have. An order can say joint physical custody but if one party has only alternating weekends (20%) then they do... View More

The other attorney mentioned about this. Although in short term marriages the maximum spousal support time is 1/2 of the marriage. That only leaves six months. Most courts would decide not to award spousal support for such a short term marriage, that is up to the discretion of the court. There also... View More

If you are that concerned you can always contact your local county CPS office and make a report. They will investigate what you have stated. You could also apply for an emergency order as the other attorney stated. You would have to show that the child is under the threat of imminent harm or about... View More

If you are using the proposed needs then you would list what you estimate your expenses will be. That is because it is only a guess of what you believe your proposed needs will be. There is a spot on the bottom of page four at the bottom that page that asks for you say anything additional. It is... View More

I know at the end of the day it all amounts to the same thing but officially it is different with different consequences. You were awarded all of your pension as your separate property. That means it is not community property. You own the whole asset and if it goes up in value then you would gain... View More

Most likely you have already dealt with this so my giving my two cents probably does not make a difference. Most of what you stated would be reasons to recall the warrant and get the case going. It really does not go to whether you can dismiss the case but when you go in or already did go in, the... View More

You have not stated all of the info. What exactly does the order state because a contempt action is a sort of criminal case that is prosecuted by the the pother party. Since jail is a possibility it must be done correctly and is held to a higher standard of proof and procedure. Certainly a contempt... View More

The date is for the arraignment. This is not a pretrial or trial. Plus you have to be careful what you say. Anything you say can and will be used against you. They will appoint you the public defender to represent you. They will be able to best advise and represent you. Good luck with your case.

I do not understand your question. Is the question that should there be child support if the paper says 50/50 but the child’s is actually with a parent 100% of the time. More detailed info would be needed.

I do not understand. Are you asking about divorce on what you can such as bankruptcy etc. i do not handle bankruptcy. I assume that you sound like you do not want a divorce and will probably wait until you are served. If you wish to tell me more in detail then maybe i can give more of a detailed... View More

It would be best if you showed me the rejection paper. I will assume that it is the form FL-105 the UCCJEA declaration but i can only guess. Sorry for the short response but i dont know exactly what they are asking for and can only guess. You could hire an attorney on a limited basis to deal with... View More