Under California law, property acquired during a marriage is generally considered community property, which generally gets divided on a 50-50 basis. However, the parties can agree otherwise in writing, signed by both parties, that certain piece of property or assets are to be the sole property of the other and not considered community property. For [...]
Preparing and filing your own divorce papers is something seen more today than in years past. In part, this is due to the easy accessibility of so much information. However, oftentimes it is done out of necessity because of financial considerations. While handling your own divorce may be right for some, especially those with simple [...]
One of the first things that you might want to do after getting a divorce is changing your last name to the name you held prior to the marriage. This is a fairly simple task. Here are the steps: Fill out the Petition for Change of Name (Form NC-100), including the Attachment to Petition (Form [...]
The current fee for filing for divorce in the Los Angeles Superior Court is $350.00. Once you file your petition for dissolution of marriage, the other spouse has to pay $350.00 himself or herself, to respond to your petition for dissolution. These fees will change from time to time due to bad economy. The court [...]
Divorce in the United States is on the decline but that may have to do with other factors than that marriage are having more sucess. People who once might have web and then divorced now are not getting married at all. The Divorce rate is 17.7 % per 1,000 married women. At the same time, [...]
Welcome to Los Angeles Divorce Help. The goal of this website is to provide individuals looking to disolve their marriage with simple and honest advice. Parting ways is never a simple thing to do. The reasoning behind may vary. What is important is that you do it with full knowledge of all the legal raminfications [...]
