Blog Posts in February, 2016

In most cases, child support orders include language that states the obligation to support continues only until the age of 18 or graduation from high school if the child turns 18 in their senior year. ...

The property and spousal support rights and obligations found in the California Family Code are applied when a valid marriage or registered domestic partnership exists. If a couple decides to only ...

In the case Stuard v. Stuard before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the two parties fighting over custody of a young girl are not husband and wife. The parties are actually father and grandfather, ...

Spousal support orders are intended to support a non-earning or low-earning spouse for a certain amount of time, depending on the length of the marriage. Divorcing parties are welcome to agree to the ...

If a parent or child is receiving cash aid from the State of California , a request for the parent receiving welfare will automatically be forwarded to the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). ...

According to the latest U.S. Census statistics, only about 51% of Californians over the age of 18 are married, which is down from 74% in 1960. The percentage of Californians who have never been ...