The San Diego Superior Court announced they were launching a One Day Divorce Program, in Feb. 2014. Los Angeles County and Orange County will soon follow. There are numerous advantages in obtaining a one-day divorce, but not all married couples will qualify. In order to be eligible, you’ll should have actually not submitted for a […]

By Marissa A. Oxman, Esq. California only permits people to have one spouse at a time.  So, when spouses are going through a divorce and one spouse wants to marry someone else, the only way to legally remarry is to file a motion to bifurcate and terminate marital status in the divorce case. “Bifurcate” is […]

By Marissa A. Oxman, Esq. Failing to follow a court order should always be taken seriously.  But it is especially serious when the order is a California order for child and spousal support.  California law requires child support be paid before any other debt (before the mortgage, credit card, or car payment), and California is […]

By Marissa A. Oxman, Esq. Someone looking to end a marriage needs to make a decision about what kind of case to file. The form that must be filed to start a divorce proceeding in California (the FL-300 published by the Judicial Counsel of California) has three check boxes at the top.  Each represents a […]