How Does the Family Court Characterize Assets? The Family Court is tasked with characterizing and dividing assets pursuant to the marriage time rule. The date of marriage to the date of separation establishes the “community”…

The average cost of legal fees for a divorce is around $17,500 for a divorcing spouse with no children and around $26,000 for a divorcing spouse with kids.

Generally, the standard that the Court uses to determine custody orders is the “best interest of the child” standard. Custody is granted in the following order of preference…

Pursuant to California Family Code §4058, Income available for support includes all income, commissions, salaries, royalties, wages, bonuses, rents, dividends, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities, workers' compensation benefits…

Under Code of Civil Procedure section 391(b) a vexatious litigant is a person who does any of the following: 1. In the immediately preceding seven-year period has commenced, prosecuted, or maintained at least five litigations other….