In many Placer County divorces, the parties have items of community property that are harder to value, much less divide. Typical examples are homes, vehicles, and businesses, though it can be other assets as well. In many cases, the parties disagree over the value of...
Month: January 2014
Sacramento Contempt of Court in Child Custody Cases
In cases where a parent is violating the Sacramento County Child Custody orders (or any other family court orders) and all other less intrusive legal remedies have failed, the offended parent should consider filing a motion for contempt of court. The Sacramento County...
Sacramento Child Custody and Health, Safety, and Welfare
If you are involved in a Sacramento child custody case, it is important that you understand and prepare to address the critical legal factors affecting the court's decisions regarding child custody. The Sacramento child custody court is responsible to make child...
Obtaining Attorney Fees and Sanctions in Placer County Family Law Cases
In Placer County Family Law cases courts give tremendous leeway to the parties in litigating their cases. However, there are always extreme cases in which one party is litigating too aggressively and improperly. (Examples of aggressive or improper litigation include...
Is Setting my Sacramento County Family Law Case for Trial a Wise Decision?
All Sacramento family law parties are passionate about winning their case in Sacramento County family court. Sometimes this passion is good because it is based upon sound legal reasoning and good factual arguments. Other times this passion is misguided because it is...
How does Sacramento Family Law Attorney Billing Work?
In almost every Sacramento Family Law firm, attorneys request a legal retainer from a hiring client. A retainer is a sum of funds paid up front (usually in the range of $2,500 - $5,000 but sometimes different amount is requested). The attorney deposits the funds in a...
How do I Obtain Needed Documents from My Spouse in my Sacramento Divorce?
In Sacramento Divorces that go to trial, an important part of the pre-trial process is obtaining evidence within the control of the other party. In order to obtain these documents, the requesting party should consult with a Sacramento Family law attorney to conduct...
How do I enforce Placer County Custody and Visitation Orders?
In a perfect world, all parties to a Placer County Child Custody case would set aside their personal issues with the other parent and obey the Placer County Family Court's Child Custody orders, even if those orders are undesirable. Unfortunately, there are some...
Filing Motions and Presenting Evidence in Sacramento County
A significant part of a Sacramento County Family law case is preparing a motion before the judge and presenting evidence to the judge at your Family Law hearing. Parties in Sacramento County Family Law cases cannot reserve a court date before the judge unless one or...
Can Placer County Parents delegate Child-Watching Responsibilities to Others?
An area of tremendous fighting in Placer County child custody cases between parents and former partners is over whether a significant other, grandparent, or friend can provide childcare. Custody battles in Placer County have centered on this exact issue. Sometimes the...