Practical guidance on California family law and foreclosure defense — written to help you understand your options.
A spouse who ignores divorce papers does not stop the case. Here is how default works in California, the difference between a true default and a default with agreement, and the step people m...
A deed in lieu can end a foreclosure quickly, but it carries a trap: unlike a trustee sale, it does not automatically wipe the debt. Here is...
A restraining order does more than keep someone away. Under Family Code 3044 a domestic violence finding creates a presumption against award...
Emergency custody in California is decided on a narrow standard: immediate harm, or immediate risk the child leaves the state. Here is what...
California courts cannot favour mothers in custody decisions — the Family Code forbids it. Here is what actually decides custody, and the on...
Many parents believe California starts from equal time. It does not. Here is what the Family Code actually says, and when a joint custody pr...
The date of separation decides which earnings and debts are community property. Family Code 70 changed the test in 2016, and you no longer n...
You keep the right to sell your home until the moment of the trustee sale. Here is how the timing works, what happens if you owe more than i...
Court fees are the predictable part of a California divorce. Here is what filing actually costs in Riverside County, what drives attorney fe...
Riverside County is a recommending county, which makes the CCRC appointment one of the most consequential meetings in a custody case. Here i...
A California child support modification can only reach back to the date you filed — not to the day your income changed. Here is why filing p...
A notice of default is the formal first step of California foreclosure. Here is the statutory timeline it starts, the rights it triggers, an...
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