Posts in April, 2019

Apr 29 Does an attorney’s request to set aside a default or order under CCP 473(b) guarantee thst the default or order will be set aside in a California Family Law action?

This issue was raised in Darab N. Vs. Olivera (2/5/19). In this case, involving a petition to establish a parental relationship, ...

Apr 22 Can a parties’ attorney be liable for attorney’s fees in a California dissolution of marriage/paternity action?

This was the very finding in the case of Marriage of Anka & Yeager (2/5/19). The Court in this case held that an attorney, in ...

Apr 15 Can a party seek affirmative relief from the issues raised in the Request for Orders in California Family Law cases?

It is standard practice that, at a Request for Orders hearing that only issues raised in the moving parties’ Request for Orders ...

Apr 08 Does a trust transfer deed change the character of property between spouses in a California dissolution of marriage?

It is settled California law that there are presumptions effecting the characterization of property. Property acquired during the ...

Apr 03 In a California dissolution action, does a debt need to be directly payable between spouses to be non-dischargable in bankruptcy?

It is a standard rule that support orders as well as debts between spouses that are ste forth in a judgment for dissolution of ...