Family: Automatic Standard Restraining Orders
“In every proceeding for nullity, dissolution, or legal separation, four standard mutual temporary restraining orders…
Family: Personal Jurisdiction
“The requirements of personal jurisdiction in actions under the Family Code are the same as…
Family: Subject Matter Jurisdiction
“An action for dissolution, nullity, or legal separation must be filed in a court with…
Family: Marital Settlement Agreements
“Marital settlement agreements are made to settle the issues between spouses who are contemplating obtaining…
Family: Marital Agreements
“[T]he term “marital agreement” refers to an agreement executed by a husband and wife during…
Family: Premarital Agreements
California Family Code sec. 1610: “As used in this chapter: (a) “Premarital agreement” means an…
Family: Reimbursable Expenses
“In the division of the community estate, unless a party has made a written waiver…
Family: Property Owned by One Spouse Before Marriage
“For the purpose of division of property on dissolution of marriage or legal separation of…
Family: Exceptions to Equal Division
“Though the court is required to equally divide community property assets and liabilities, there are…
Family: Payments of Debts After Separation
“The court has jurisdiction to order reimbursement in cases it deems appropriate for debts paid…