Divorce Basics Attorney in Sacramento, California
Can you provide a quick overview of the divorce process in California?
Can you provide a quick overview of the divorce process in California?
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so the divorce
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process in california starts with the
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filing of a petition
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and then the response needs to be filed
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within 30 days
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unless there’s an extension granted the
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divorce cannot be completed
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in less than six months and one day
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from the respondent’s first appearance
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in the action
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so if you’re the petitioner and you file
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the divorce
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then your spouse files a response six
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months and
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one day from when he files or when he
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served that petition
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the divorce can become final because
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there’s a mandatory waiting period in
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california
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now that doesn’t mean it automatically
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happens you have to
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move to have that happen with the court
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or by agreement but that’s the soonest
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that a divorce can be completed
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during that time frame there are
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mandatory
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disclosures required in california this
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is the
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statutory obligation of each party to
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provide specific
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information related to the
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identification
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and the characterization and the opinion
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as to value
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for all of their assets and debts and
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exchanging information
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about their income and expenses
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on a voluntary basis at two very
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specifically defined periods in the
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divorce process
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and then once that’s completed and let’s
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say there’s an agreement
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then that agreement becomes the actual
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judgment
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of divorce and includes all of the
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components the property division the
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custody agreements and support
Sacramento, CA family law attorney Mary Molinaro provide a quick overview of the divorce process in California.
