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Woman Accuses California Man of Rape and Other Misconduct But Loses Bid for Domestic Violence Restraining Order Although, as I said several blogs ago, there seems to be a trend in California towards affirming judges who grant restraining orders and reversing those who deny them, the California Court of Appeal just affirmed a trial judge…
California Court Refuses to Grant Divorce but Nullifies Arranged Marriage on Ground Husband Was Gay To get a divorce in California, a person must simply tell the judge, in writing or verbally, that there have been irreconcilable differences. But some people prefer a judgment of nullity, which is a determination that the marriage was never…
California Justices Say Man can talk about his Divorce on Facebook Are you allowed to talk about your California divorce case on social media? After a published case from the Court of Appeal, the answer apparently is yes unless the judge restricts you from talking on social media about the divorce to your own children…
Court Decides When Spousal Support (Alimony) Ends in California When does spousal support end in California? Well, as they say in the legal industry, it depends. Normally, one way that it ends is if the person who is receiving the support remarries. But in settling a divorce case, the parties may agree that the remarriage…
Wife Attacks Husband but Restraining Order is Denied You would think that a woman who slapped her husband twice in their home and then pushed him and scratched his neck, before grabbing his cell phone out of his pocket and walking or running away before being arrested, would have a domestic violence restraining order entered…
What the Tax Law Means to California Divorces Merry Christmas or Bah Humbug. Happy Chanukah or oy vey. These may be just some of the reactions to the new tax bill officially passed by the Congress this morning. With respect to family law, the thing that everyone’s been talking about is spousal support. Under existing…
Earlier this month, I wrote about how Family Code section 3064 makes it difficult for courts to address concerns about holiday visitation because the section at issue deals with needing an emergency to make an ex parte order for custody or visitation, and holidays are not emergencies — though understandably important to both parents and…
Today is the first of November. You probably knew that because last night was Halloween. The first day of the month is important for many reasons, like paying bills. But in California family law cases, the first is particularly important when it comes to changing child support and spousal support orders. For child support, the…
In order to reduce spousal support after a judgment, you must show the court that there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the last order was made regarding spousal support. It this showing is not made, the request will probably be denied. In fact, it must be denied. On the other hand, even…
Is your separate property responsible for your spouse’s debts? That was a question answered yesterday by the California Court of Appeal involving two attorneys who ended up getting divorced. The wife was an immigration attorney who leased computer equipment. She defaulted on her payment and the computer company got a judgment against her of about…