Craig’s Answer: Alimony, or “spousal support,” is payment from one spouse (“payor spouse”) to another (“supported spouse” or “payee spouse”) after they separate with plans to divorce. There are two types of alimony: Temporary alimony is a payment from the…
Mike’s Answer: A marital settlement agreement in divorce usually refers to a document that incorporates or memorializes all of the agreements of the parties regarding custody, visitation, property, support issues, and a lot of what we call “boilerplate language” in…
Craig’s Answer: It depends on the circumstances and the agreement between the parties, if there is one. There are two types of spousal support. “Temporary” support is paid during the divorce process and ends with a final divorce order. “Permanent”…
Craig’s Answer: The current filing fee paid to the county is $435.00. There, generally, will also be a fee paid to a person to “serve” the documents. In our office the fee currently is $75.00. That can vary between $75.00…
Craig’s Answer: The answer is no. California is a “no fault” state. The State legislature has decided that they do not want to compel people who do not want to be together to remain married. Further, we do not want…
Mike’s Answer: Briefly, what a “no fault” divorce means is that we do not want to have to show bad actions, ill will, or wrongdoing. If a person wants a divorce they get it. We do not want to air…
