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What Are The Requirements For Filing A Petition For Dissolution in California?

In order to file a Petition for dissolution in California, one of the parties must live in California for a minimum of 6 months.  In order to file in a particular county, one of the parties must reside in that county for a minimum of 3 months.  These requirements are important, since a court must…
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Is There a Difference Between a Dissolution and Divorce?

California happens to use the term “dissolution” rather than “divorce.”  There is no difference between what is called a dissolution in California, and what other states call a divorce.  In both cases, the judge issues a judgment that terminates the marriage, and determines the disposition of property, the legal rights of parents regarding children, and…
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Do I Have to Hire an Attorney in Order to Get a Divorce?

When filing for a dissolution of marriage, or divorce, it is not legally necessary to have an attorney representing you.  Yet a divorce attorney can be an influential ally at a difficult time.  Not only does an attorney know the processes for the courts and what paperwork is necessary to be filed, having an impartial…
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What does a Family Law Attorney do?

Family law attorneys are the ones you will need to speak with if you are going through a divorce, mediation, or legal separation. These are the attorneys that will help you throughout your entire divorce. Issues that the family law attorney will be able to assist you with are child custody, child visitation, spousal support,…
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Information on Filling Out Divorce Papers

If you are searching for information on how to file divorce papers you may be able to find free legal assistant on the internet. When searching on the internet a helpful site that you may find is I-CAN. I-CAN is a informative website that can assist you with the basics of filling out papers for…
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Experienced Orange County Divorce Lawyers

Divorce Lawyer for Orange County Family law issues are exceedingly private and frequently passionately emotional, and a divorce, called “dissolution” in California, is unquestionably a tense and involved occurrence. Comprehending what to anticipate can reduce the anxiety and can establish a confident upcoming in a problematic time when you may be doubtful as to your…
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What are the Impacts of Divorce on Children?

Dissolution is a legal process and how it will affect the children of the marriage is largely based on how parents interact with each other on a daily basis. In short, each divorce is unique in the same way each family is unique. Parents should consider the ramifications of their actions outside of meetings with…
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Responding to Divorce or Separation Petition in Orange County

If your partner or spouse is asking the courts for a divorce (dissolution) or a legal separation, they are asking the court to end their relationship with you. Either spouse in a marriage or partner in a domestic relationship can ask for this action. In Orange County, California as long as one person in the relationship requests it, the…
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WHAT IS COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE – DISSOLUTION?

If you are wondering, what is collaborative divorce? Our family law firm is now providing Collaborative Dissolution / Divorce services to prospective clients. In a Collaborative Dissolution/Divorce case the parties and their respective attorneys will each sign an agreement where each pledges to resolve the issues in the dissolution/ divorce without court intervention. This collaborative agreement…
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Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Visitation, Minor’s Counsel

A dissolution/divorce action can be very emotional.  The unknown can be quite scary. At times one parent is angry or hurt. One parent can be so angry and perhaps so hurt that they forget to act in their children’s best interest.  If a dissolution/divorce action becomes so acrimonious or the parties make allegation of domestic…
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