Blog Posts in 2012

An initial child support order can be made retroactive to the date the Petition is filed. This is set forth below in Ca Family Code section 4009: An original order for child support may be made ...

How to prepare for child custody mediation (aka Family Court Services/Concilliation Court) depends on what county you reside in. There are two types of mediation depending on the county which you ...

In years past, Child Support Orders through the county were both obtained and enforced through a branch of the District Attorney. However, this is no longer the case, but there is now a centralized ...

There are two types of Legal Custody in Ca Family Law: Joint & Sole Legal Custody. Joint Legal Custody means that both parents shall share the right and the responsibility to make the decisions ...

The common misconception with the term Joint Physical Custody is that it equates to the children spending equal time with both parents. Although there is not a fixed amount of time required for Joint ...

A sanction in the form of an award of attorney's fees may be imposed for a party's frustration of settlement and for employing tactics that increase the cost of litigation. In a recent case, IRMO Wahl ...