Default Judgments – Trial Courts Must Carefully Examine Petitioner’s Complaint A default judgment in dissolution of marriage cases is a judgment attained when the respondent does not respond to the case and the petitioner files a request with the court to move forward in the case without the respondent’s involvement. The word “default” is literally
California Family Law Specialists in Spousal Support Issues In the recent case of Irmo Khera & Sameer, (2012) (filed from the 6th Dist. on June 19, 2012), the Court of Appeal decided on several important issues having to do with post-judgment modification requests to extend spousal support beyond an agreed upon time. Husband’s dissolution petition
Severance Payment Should Not be Considered as One-Month’s Compensation for Child Support Guideline In the recent matter of IRMO Tong & Samson, (filed July 5, 2011), the Court of Appeal held that a parties’ receipt of severance pay should not be considered as one-month’s pay for purposes of calculating guideline child support. In the Tong
Permanent spousal support orders may be modified post-judgment Many recipients or obligors of spousal support ask the question, “Can a “permanent” spousal support order be modified?” The answer is generally yes. Permanent spousal support orders are subject to modification if the court that originally issued the order reserved jurisdiction over that issue. In most cases,
Tips for Preparing for Different Family Law Cases: What should I do to prepare for filing for a divorce? Should I be doing something to prepare myself before filing for divorce? How do I prepare our children for a separation? What happens if my spouse and I own property together? How do I find out
When Is It Appropriate For A Court To Assign or Impute A Wage To A Parent Or Spouse For Purposes of Calculating Child Support Or Spousal Support? Anytime a family law case involves the issues of child or spousal support and one party either unemployed or underemployed (i.e. not working to their full potential), the Family