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In Placer County child custody cases, the parties are automatically referred to Placer County Family Court Services to do child custody mediation.  In other circumstances, if the parties request it, mediation will be handled by a Placer County approved private...

The Placer County child custody court has one important consideration in making child custody orders between competing parents: the best interest of the children.  Simply put, the Placer County court looks for the custody arrangement will maximize the children's...

In all Placer County child custody actions, the parties are required to attend and complete Placer County custody mediation before a custody judge will hear the child custody case.  In particularly contested or complex Placer County child custody disputes, standard...

In all Sacramento child custody cases, the parties are required to attend Sacramento custody mediation before a judge will hear the child custody case.  In many cases, the Sacramento custody mediation can be done free of charge through Sacramento Family Court Services...

There are other ways for parties to make their Sacramento divorce more affordable.  Parties can hire a Sacramento attorney mediator.  Sacramento divorce mediation can save costs because both parties use the same Sacramento divorce attorney to mediate their divorce. ...

Any party that is seriously considering undergoing a Sacramento divorce has many things to consider.  One of these critical considerations is the financial cost of starting and completing the divorce.  The reality of litigating a Sacramento divorce in court is that it...

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...

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...

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...

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...