Once a support order has been issued, it may be modified “as the court determines necessary,” (Family Code Section 3651(a)), and the modification order may
CHILD SUPPORT Before 1999, child support orders could only be made retroactive to the date of filing the request, and not to the date of
Intended to reconcile differences between the UCCJA and PKPA. So far 49 states, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands have enacted it. Several provisions address
In my April 2016 blog I discussed imputation of income when one spouse is unemployed, underemployed or has voluntarily reduced his/her income. The focus of
I recently attended a family law conference where a panel of eight family court judges answered questions presented on various issues, including a number of
If you believe the Court made a reversible error in your Family Law Judgment or Order, you may appeal the Order. For example, you may
What if your spouse is unemployed, underemployed, or has voluntarily reduced his/her income? A parent’s first and principal obligation is to support his or her
In Marriage of Olson, decided July 30, 2015, the court held that even though a parent defaulted(failed to participate) when the custody judgment was entered,
It’s inevitable. You and your spouse are separating and you need a family law attorney, and you need one now. Your friends gave you referrals.
A paternity judgment required the father to pay child support. After the Judgment occurred, the father moved in with the mother and children in an
