Family Law: Bifurcate/Bifurcation
A bifurcation of a case enables the Court to make orders and finalize specific issues…
Family Law: Divorce
Divorce in California is the legal process by which a marriage is legally dissolved, allowing…
Family Law: Family Code Sections 290-291
Section 290: “A judgment or order made or entered pursuant to this code may be enforced…
Family Law: Family Code Sections 270-271
Section 270: “If a court orders a party to pay attorney’s fees or costs under…
Family Law: Family Code Section 246
“A request for a temporary restraining order described in Section 240, issued without notice, shall be granted or denied on the…
Family Law: Family Code Sections 242 & 245
“(a) Within 21 days, or, if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the…
Family Law: Family Code Section 217
“(a) At a hearing on any order to show cause or notice of motion brought pursuant…
Family Law: Family Code Section 213
“(a) In a hearing on an order to show cause, or on a modification thereof,…
Family Law: Family Code Section 212
“A petition, response, application, opposition, or other pleading filed with the court under this code…
Family Law: Family Code Section 210
“Except to the extent that any other statute or rules adopted by the Judicial Council…