Divorce Attorney honored again. San Diego family law attorney Andy Cook is pleased to announce that he has made the list of top family law lawyers in the 2023 San Diego Super Lawyers Magazine. This is the fourth consecutive year the Divorce Attorney honored, Divorce Lawer Andy Cook, has been honored in this way. Two weeks…
Does Your English Count? Does your ability to speak English affect your right to child custody or visitation. No, says the California Court of Appeal in a recent San Diego family law case. In this case, entitled S.Y. v. Superior Court, the appeals court ruled 3-0 that the trial judge was wrong to rely on…
Can I still Get Divorced this Year? If the divorce petition was filed and served before June 30, 2018, the answer is yes Since June 30th was a Saturday, the divorce would have had to have been filed no later than June 29th (since courts are not open on Saturdays) and then served either that…
Wife Loses Argument over Alimony Modification and Attorney Fees in San Diego $7,500.00 is a lot of money for alimony (i.e., spousal support) for some people, but this is a case about a woman who settled for that amount in her divorce case but then tried to get even more money later on but lost…
In a published decision, the California Court of Appeal has reversed a trial judge for ordering a vocational exam when there was no motion or RFO for support pending. Apparently, the court found that there was a lack of “good cause” pursuant to the code provision that allows for vocational exams. The case is IRMO…
As California family law lawyers, we’re trained to tell our clients that California is a no-fault state. And that’s true. You can get a divorce for just about any reason, provided either you or your spouse has lived in California for at least six months and the county of filing for at least three months.…
When divorced parents suffer a cut in pay or a job loss, they often are entitled to a reduction in any child support that they have been ordered to pay. After all, child support in California is almost always based on a computer formula that looks at basically four factors: the number of children; the…
I remember a case I had years ago where the alleged victim of domestic violence obtained a temporary restraining order but then engaged in consensual sex with the alleged perpetrator before the hearing where the judge would decide whether to make a temporary restraining order permanent. Based on the incidence of sex, the judge dissolved…
A prenuptial or premarital agreement is a contract entered into by a couple who are contemplating marriage and want to establish at the outset how certain matters will be handled in the event that the couple later separates or divorces. A prenuptial agreement can also come into play if one of the spouses dies or…
