An always sticky issue in any Sacramento divorce case is disclosure of income of both spouses. Often times one or both spouses feel the other spouse is not disclosing all of their income in order to affect the child support or spousal support calculations. Both...
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Completion of the Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure in Sacramento
In every Sacramento divorce case, the parties must complete and serve a Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure (or PDD). The Sacramento court will not set a case for trial or enter the parties’ settlement agreement unless they have each served the PDD on each other...
What is the Difference Between Legal Separation and Divorce in Sacramento?
Parties to a Sacramento divorce often misunderstand the difference between legal separation and divorce. In Sacramento divorce cases, a judgment of legal separation is different that a judgment of divorce. A judgment of legal separation divides up property, results...
How Long Will it Take my Sacramento Divorce to become Final?
This is not an easy question to answer because everyone’s case is different. The general rule is that parties cannot obtain a judgment of divorce until at least 6 months plus 1 day have passed from the start of the legal process. In practice, many divorce cases take...
Domestic Violence Impact Upon Spousal Support in Placer County
Unfortunately within Placer county family law cases, there are instances of one spouse or partner committing domestic violence against the other spouse/partner. Domestic violence is broadly defined under California law. It can include harassing, stalking, physical...
Discovering an Underemployed Spouse’s True Income Potential – Vocational Evaluations In Sacramento
A big part of calculation of child support and spousal support in Sacramento is the matter of each spouse’s income. In many Sacramento divorces, one or both spouses may be unemployed or underemployed. If one spouse is unemployed or underemployed, the other spouse...
Child Support in Sacramento, Part 2
A question every parent wants to know is how child support is actually calculated in Sacramento child custody cases. The answer to this question is both simple and complex. In almost all Sacramento child support cases, child support is calculated by inputting the...
Child Support in Sacramento, Part 1
A common part of any Sacramento divorce and custody process is figuring out the child support issue and calculation who owes child support. Child support is commonly misunderstood by both parties to a Sacramento child support case and it is a source of conflict...
Placer County Father’s Rights Attorneys
As Father’s Rights Attorneys, we find that many men come into our office assuming the Placer County child custody courts are biased against them and show favoritism to women. They assume that the Placer County child custody mediators will favor their ex-wife or...
How do I Prepare a Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure in Sacramento County?
A mandatory part of completing any Sacramento divorce is preparing the Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure (PDD). Every court will require these documents be properly prepared and served upon the other party to the Sacramento divorce case. Also, each parent must...