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The California Superior Court can formally acknowledge a foreign family court judgment in a recognition proceeding. Once recognized, the court can grant the order legal effect and make it enforceable in California. The foreign decree is not necessarily enforceable in California. It should be domesticated in accordance with the relevant statutory procedures. International custody, support, and property orders may be recognized by California law. The two major models for cross-border family law cases are the Uniform Child Custody...
Financial disclosure in a California dissolution of marriage is a compulsory legal process in which both spouses provide a sworn accounting of all community and separate property assets, debts, and...
Divorce presents difficult emotional and legal issues, and few issues are more consequential than the division of marital property. The wealth you and your spouse accumulated during the marriage may...
Protective orders that California courts issue, such as domestic violence restraining orders, are not indefinite. Expiration terminates the ban on contact and legal redress of a protected party. If...
Domestic violence affects people regardless of their gender, identity, or sexual orientation. A Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) is an effective legal tool for victims of abuse. It helps protect individuals from further abuse and harassment. This is achieved by legally restricting the abuser’s actions. In LGBTQ cases, the protective orders prevent further abuse and violence. You must show the existence of abuse, threats, or harassment to obtain a DVPO. Also, you need to show that you have a close relationship with the...
California is a no-fault state in divorce matters. This means that evidence of misconduct is inadmissible and improper to use in a proceeding or pleading in a divorce or separation case. You do not...
If you are a conditional permanent resident, and you wish to remove the condition on your green card, especially a green card obtained through marriage, you can file Form I-751 to remove the...
Bigamy laws in California make it a crime, under PC 281, to marry while legally married to another. Whether you are estranged from your partner or have contemplated a divorce does not matter. Also,...
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