Posts in Paternity

May 20 In a California paternity or dissolution action, can you request relief in excess of that plead in your initial petition if your spouse fails to file a response and their default is subsequently taken?

This issue was addressed in Sass vs. Cohen (3/8/19). In this the Court held that the judgment exceeded the “type and amount of ...

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 ...