Can Social Media Posts Be Used in a California DVRO Case?
Social media posts, direct messages, comments, photographs, and videos may provide evidence of threats, harassment, stalking, property[…]
Can Temporary Spousal Support Continue While a California Divorce Is on Appeal?
A divorce case may remain legally pending while an appeal is underway. In appropriate circumstances, a spouse[…]
Can a Notice of Pending Divorce Protect a Claim to California Real Estate?
When a divorce includes a specific dispute over ownership of real property, a spouse may be able[…]
Can a California Court Grant a Divorce Without Deciding Every Financial Issue?
In some interstate cases, a California court may have authority to terminate marital status without having authority[…]
Can a California Legal-Separation Case Be Changed to a Divorce?
A person who does not yet satisfy California’s divorce residency requirements may be able to begin with[…]
Can Spouses File a Joint Petition for Divorce in California?
California now permits qualifying spouses to begin a divorce or legal-separation case through a joint petition even[…]
Can California Divorce Disclosures Be Amended or Updated?
Financial circumstances can change during a divorce or legal separation, and information that was unavailable at the[…]
Must Preliminary Divorce Disclosures Include the Value of Every Asset?
California’s preliminary disclosure process requires each spouse to identify assets and liabilities in which they may have[…]
Does Every Hostile Interaction Qualify as Domestic Violence in California?
California domestic violence law covers more than physical injury, but it does not convert every argument, rude[…]
Can a Former Name Be Restored in a California Legal Separation?
A spouse may request restoration of a former name as part of a California divorce, but that[…]
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