California Family Law

Family Court Mediation

Family Court Mediation If you’re in an ongoing child custody case in court, chances are that you have been ordered to go to mandatory mediation. What exactly is it and what should you expect? Basics Family court mediation is an attempt to settle your case by a court appointed mediator. You get an appointment to…

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3 Common Mistakes in Filing a Domestic Violence Restraining Order

What do I Need to put a Restraining Order on Someone Restraining orders are court orders that prevent an individual from communicating, harassing, or coming near you. In normal circumstances, if someone you fear comes near you but does not threaten or hit you, the police can’t do anything about it. If, however, you have…

California Family Law

Joint Custody Schedules

Joint custody schedules are the most common form of parenting arrangements. Courts have now recognized that it is in the best interest of the child to award significant visitation time with both parents. But just because there is joint custody doesn’t mean that parents equally share the time. The following are some examples: 50-50 custody…

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Domestic Violence Defense Strategy

How do you know you have a winning domestic violence defense strategy? Read below: Self-Defense This is the most widely used domestic violence defense strategy. If you are charged with domestic violence, but you were merely attacking in order to defense yourself, then you are not guilty of domestic violence. Self-defense means that you reasonably…

California Family Law

Family Code Section 4320-Part III

Welcome back to the last part of my three part series on how courts calculate spousal support otherwise known as “alimony.” Click hereĀ for the first part of the series and click here for the second section. Do I have to Pay Alimony? If you were married and the primary income earner, then the short answer…

California Family Law

Family Code Section 4320-Part II

How is Alimony Calculated? People thinking about getting a divorce often wonder how alimony is calculated. The way courts calculate alimony is given to us in Family Code Section 4320. There is a list of fourteen factors that the family law judge will look at to determine your alimony payments. Yesterday I covered the first…