In Sacramento divorces cases a contentious issue is getting each party to disclose their income. 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. ...
Month: September 2013
Completion of the Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure In Placer County
In every Placer County divorce case, the parties must complete and serve a Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure (or PDD). The Placer County family court will not set a case for trial or enter any written settlement agreement unless each party to the Placer County...
What is a Bifurcation of the Status of Marriage in Placer County?
In particularly contested or complex Placer County divorce cases, parties sometimes become very frustrated at the slow nature of the case resolution. In these cases, months and even years may have passed and due to the impasse between the parties, the end seems to be...
Requesting a Sacramento County Family Law Trial
In a typical Sacramento County family law case, the parties will reach a settlement of all of the issues of the divorce, custody dispute, support dispute, or property dispute. In Sacramento County, family law cases rarely go to trial for various reasons including...
Should You Pursue Child Support in Sacramento?
Some parents are concerned about rocking the boat in their divorce or custody case and do not file for Sacramento child support. It is important for these parents to consider the financial impact of requesting Sacramento child support. These orders ensure that the...
Father’s Rights and Child Custody in Sacramento
Fathers who want custody of the children, but fear that the Sacramento child custody court will be biased against them and in favor of the child’s mother should take heart. The attitudes toward single fatherhood are shifting. According to a recent study by the Pew...
Sacramento Child Custody and Health, Safety, and Welfare
If you are involved in a Sacramento child custody case, it is important that you are aware of the critical factors impacting the court’s decisions on awarding custody. The Sacramento child custody court is interested in fashioning a child custody order that is in...
What is a Marital Settlement Agreement?
In Sacramento family law cases, the divorce case is traditionally completed after the parties set the case for trial on the issues or participate in drafting and signing a martial settlement agreement (or MSA). MSAs are an extremely cost effective and positive way to...
What is Hearsay in a Placer County Family Law Matter?
In Placer County family law cases, sometimes the matter of hearsay is raised by the judge or opposing attorney. Perhaps you have been told by an attorney that evidence you wish to offer is inadmissible because it is hearsay. This issue is complicated and can be very...
Avoiding Court Action in Sacramento Custody Cases Through Written Stipulations
In Sacramento child custody cases, sometimes the parties want to have the certainty of a written court order, but they wish to avoid the expense, frustration, and vitriol that often times accompanies litigation. In cases like these, we recommend the parties work with...