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Divorce
California
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No. It is called spousal support and spouse means marriage.
Yes. Start pursuing out.
If the judge ordered a judgment then the judgment draft can be submitted to the court for the judge's signature. You would generally just have to... Read More
The court can order spousal support in California. You may then have to register the CA order in NC as a foreign order to collect if the the husband... Read More
Using joint funds to pay the mortgage does not create a 50/50 split. However the community can gain a partial interest in the property if the loan... Read More
Both spouses are entitled to spousal support based on need of one party and the ability of the other party to pay. A marriage of long term duration... Read More
A marriage of any length could give rise to an obligation of spousal support. A marriage of more than 10 year is considered a long term marriage and... Read More
The first spouse to get served with the Summons will have to litigate in the state and County on the Summons they are served with. There could be... Read More
You can ask the court for an order to post the summons (service by publication) in a newspaper. If granted, you will be able to proceed by default if... Read More
Cohabitation is only a "presumption" that the need for spousal support has diminished or no longer necessary. The Payor must prove much more than... Read More
If there is no domestic violence and the house was acquired during your marriage there probably is no basis to force you to move out. But you can be... Read More
what your husband owns is community property and you are entitled to 50% of whatever the value of that may be.
The obligor spouse would have to go to court and prove that you are cohabiting and that you are benefiting financially from it.
If you are legally married, then the only way to dissolve the marriage is by filing a divorce proceeding in the Court.
That would appear to be an entry of the divorce judgment.
Palimony is based on contractual facts, where the court would like to whether there was an agreement that the parties would live together as a couple... Read More
Yes, you could ask the court for an order to serve the respondent by mail and then proceed by default.
The fact that a child was omitted from the divorce case should have no effect on the validity of the divorce.
It depends if you are the legal father or not. Is there another man who is the legal father? You should explore the facts of your case with a... Read More
Yes, no matter how long separated you are still legally married. Get a divorce before remarrying.
There is a Notice of Entry of Judgment you should receive by mail or check with the court to see if it is in your file. It will say on it the date... Read More
In a divorce action, your husband would be charged with the distribution. You would either be awarded other assets or he would owe you your half of... Read More
In Los Angeles, the court can take anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks to process a divorce judgment. They have a sign in room 426 which lists the... Read More
If your ex-spouse has been self supporting for 9 years and there is no change of circumstances it is unlikely that there would be support awarded.... Read More
A very general rule is 40% of your net after tax income less 50% of your spouses after tax net income income. This is very general and can have other... Read More