Dissolution of Marriage

November 21, 2009

The process of getting a divorce begins with filing a petition for disolution.  Once an action is filed by a Petitioner, the other party, Respondent, must be personally served with the petition.  The Respondent then has 30 days to file responding papers with the Court.  If they fail to do so, the Petition can ask [...]

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California Divorce Ban

November 15, 2009

The California Protection of Marriage Act 2010 obtained approval from the Secretary of State of California to get signatures to put the Act on the ballot next November 2010.  The California Protection of Marriage Act 2010 seeks to eliminate the right to divorce in the State of California. Remember, this Act is not on the [...]

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French Divorce Rate

November 8, 2009

PARIS – The city of romance got a lesson in love’s hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital’s first divorce fair. In France, nearly one out of two marriages ends in divorce, according to the country’s National Institute of Demographic Studies. More than 130,000 divorces were registered in 2007, as compared to [...]

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