Divorce Paralegal In Lakewood, CA Lakewood CA Divorce

Divorce Paralegal In Lakewood, CA Lakewood CA Divorce

Today, we’re talking to the folks in Lakewood California.

We wanted to let you know that we are a licensed and bonded Legal Document Preparation Firm. We specialize only in Divorce.

So what that means is that we are a Legal Preparation Firm in essence. And we specialize only in Divorce. And we are serving the Lakewood, California community.

I just want to take a few minutes to share with you what we do and what we can do for you to help you get you through your Divorce process.

So as a full service Divorce firm serving Lakewood, California, we will do everything from beginning to end.

We fill out all your forms. We go down the court for you. We file them. We serve them.

We do all the processes and procedures that the court requires, that way you don’t have to worry about a thing as far as what’s next, how to fill up the forms or having to go to court and taking time away from work and family and so forth.

We will do all that for you. In fact we will do everything a law firm for you.

The only thing we don’t do is give legal advice or represent you in court.

But we can certainly give you information as far as the process, procedure and points you in the right direction. If you have legal type of questions, we could assist you in getting those answered through consultations through an attorneys if need be.

We are that affordable option in getting through your Divorce. If you’re going to use a service like ours your Divorce should be somewhat amicable.

Meaning you guys are going to at least attempt to work things out. And we can be the person in between.

We can be that neutral third party and work with both of you to get your Divorce finalize and help you through the process in making decisions to get your Divorce done for affordable rate and not throw all your money away on attorneys.

I hope this video was helpful. Please feel free to go to our website at divorce661.com.

We do serve all of California but this video is specifically made for the folks in Lakewood, California.

Please give us a call I’d be happy to give you a free consultation.

The number is on your screen. We want to make sure that our service would be a good fit for you.

And you do not have to come to our office unless you want to. We do serve clients all throughout California.

So if you want to do this via email, or over the phone, we’d be happy to do that as well whatever is more convenient for you.

Getting Married Young Results In Higher Divorce Rates

Getting Married Young Results In Higher Divorce Rates

Today, we’re talking about a new study that was done. And the study was done by the University of North Carolina.

And this study kind of change what the beliefs were about one of the leading causes of Divorce.

Now what this article went in to and what this study had to do with is finding out and learning more about does cohabiting or just living together with your soon to be spouse have anything to do with Divorce.

And I think it was a common held belief that in the past over the last few decades that if you live together prior to marriage that, that was one of the leading causes of Divorce or it was a cause of Divorce.

I shouldn’t say it’s a leading cause. But that we believed that for decades.

And that’s what a research proved, is that if you live together prior to marriage that you had a greater risk of getting divorce.

And this new study what they did is they basically learned that they had looked at the wrong variable.

So what they now have determined is that it’s not so much of living together prior to marriage that’s the caused of Divorce.

It is age at which people starts setting down. So this was attributed more to younger folks living together prior to marriage.

And it wasn’t that living together that was the leading attribute to Divorce.

It was the fact that they were living together at a younger age and settling down earlier than before. And that was the caused.

So it was the age of them living together. Not that living together prior to marriage that was causing leading to additional divorces.

So just a recap, that it’s the age of people moving in together.

And what they’re essentially saying is settle down to soon too young which is interesting, an interesting finding I think.

And I’m just wondering what other people think of that.

Do you think it is the leading cause or it is an attribute for younger children moving together with their soon to be spouse?

Is it just that people are getting married too soon as opposed to the fact that they are living together prior to marriage?

I think it’s an interesting question. But according to this study, it’s that our younger generations are now moving in together and they’re settling down. And I guess you can say so like in a mate, prior too soon, according to this study.

So I’d be interested to hear what you have to say. What do you think it is?

Is it do you agree with this recent study that the younger generations are settling down too soon and perhaps not –I don’t want to use the words pointing the field, but looking and searching out for that final soul mate.

I’ll tell you this though. I just think that these the younger generations everything is changing.

Not just with relationships but just in life and how we consume information across the board, our younger generations going to be doing things much differently than the older generations then.

So feel free to leave some comments below.

I’d be interested to hear what you’ll have to say about this most recent study attributing to additional divorces with the younger generations settling down too soon.

 

044: How To Save Money On Divorce With Unbundled Legal Services

In this episode we talk about what unbundled legal services are and what limited scope representation is. Both of these services can save you money if you do in fact need an attorney for your California divorce.

And this is more of an instructional episode. We’re going to be informing people about what Unbundled Services are. And what it means to hire an attorney in a limited scope representation situation.

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast.

043: Have We Been Mislead On The True Rate Of Divorce

In this episode, we will discuss if we have been mislead on the true rate of divorce. For a very long time, it has been common knowledge that the divorce rate is around 50%, meaning that 50% of all marriages will end in divorce. Recently we read a statistic that says this is wrong and that current research shows the divorce right around 20% to 30% which is much lower than we thought.

So what we’re talking about today is–what is the true rate of divorce in the United States? What is the true rate of divorce? What percentage of people of marriages and in divorce?

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast.

The Process Of Filing For Divorce In California

Join us live for our next live broadcast this Thursday, May 29, 2014, where we will be discussing the process of filing for divorce, from the documents needed to what you need to have in place before filing for divorce. We will discuss the process from start to finish and will be taking your calls live.

042: California Is A No Fault Divorce State

In this episode, we will talk about “California Is A No Fault Divorce State”. What exactly does this word, “No Fault” mean when it comes to divorce in California and how does that compare to other states where you must prove a reason why you want the divorce.

I want to talk about the difference between a No Fault Divorce and a Fault Divorce. So in California, as far as divorce is concerned, we are a No Fault State. Now, we focused primarily in California. That’s our specialty, California divorce.

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast.

041: How Divorce In California Affects Your Family And Friends

In this episode, we talk about how divorce affects your friends and family. It is not just about you, your spouse, your kids and your property. A lot more people are affected by your divorce than you might think.

We’re going to talk about, who, and what is affected when you go through a divorce.

The reason I brought this up is a lot people think that when they get divorced that all it has to do is with themselves, their spouse, their children and their property. And that’s just not true. There is a lot more that is going on behind the scenes.

There are a lot more people in your life that are going to be affected by your divorce.

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast.

California Divorce How To Serve Divorce Petition By Substituted Service

California Divorce How To Serve Divorce Petition By Substituted Service

Today, we’re going to talk about substituted service.

When you file for divorce in California, those initial documents, in most cases need to be served in person.

There are some other ways that can go about that, but generally speaking it needs to be served in person by someone other than you over the age of 18.

Now one of the problems that can may come up is that you’ve attempted to serve your spouse multiple times or maybe you a hired a process server to serve your spouse multiple times, but they are either never there or they’re trying to avoid service for some strange reason, or they won’t come to the door for instance.

Let’s say that your spouse lives with their parents or some other person. And they never come to the door.

And we’ve had that happened in cases, we go there, we know they live there, that’s where their address is.

They’re living with their relative or spouse maybe family member something like that. But that person never comes to the door.

What you can do is you can do something called substitute service, where you can serve another person, another responsible party.

In this case, let’s say you’re serving your spouse’s mother in law of serving the person and knowing that, that person will take it to the person that you’re really trying to serve.

So I don’t want to complicate that. But in doing so that cannot be your first step.

You can’t simply go to the house Oh, she’s not here. Or she doesn’t come to the door and do substituted service on her.

You have to make multiple attempts and you’re going to have to write declaration indicating that on these dates, at these times, you’ve gone to the properties several times they’ve never come to the door.

And then you’ve done the substitute service by serving in this case the mother who in term should give the documents to the other party.

In these cases when you have substituted service, it’s also going to alter the timeframes in finalizing your case.

What that means is when you go to file or requesting a default, if it’s a default type case, instead of waiting 30 days to file the default, you’re going to have to wait 40 days to file the default.

This is both on substituted service and service by certified mails.

So just keep that in mind.

California Divorce Does Living Together Prior To Marriage Count

California Divorce Does Living Together Prior To Marriage Count

Today we’re trying something different. We’re recording both a podcast and a video at the same time.

So you may be listening to this on iTunes or Stitcher Radio of you may be watching this on YouTube or one of the other various video channels.

In today’s episode, what we’re talking about is an article I recently read, this was at the United Kingdom actually.

And what they were talking about as pertains to divorce is that the courts are looking at overhauling the law and in essence trying to give more rights to couples living together but not married.

Because they are finding that people are in long term relationships yet not getting married. And then when they have a split that there’s no benefits to the parties that are splitting as you would in a regular marriage.

Now the issue that comes up is, if you’re not married, let’s say this was something that happened in California.

If you go a through divorce in California, and you are in a short term marriage it’s going to affect how spousal support, if it’s going to be given or provided.

The length of marriage is one of the determining factors on how much and how long you’ll get spousal support.

I’m going to tell you a story. I’ve had clients come in and in one particular case they’ve been living together for 17 years total.

Living together for 17 years but were only married for three. And the question was, well, how long is the marriage considered to be? Because we were together a total of 17 years but are only married for three.

And the issue with that is that they don’t look at the time together while you were not married. It’s only going to be counted for the time you were married.

So for three years and because this particular spouse wanted spousal support, it’s only going to be based on three years as opposed to 17 years which is obviously a huge difference.

Now in the United Kingdom, where this article is based out of, it brings up that point. And it is basically saying “Is it even worth getting married, if they’re going to have the same benefits being unmarried as you do married?”

And I think that brings up an interesting, somewhat ethical viewpoint that would — I’m sure people would have different opinions on depending on who you talked to.

But in California, it does bring up some interesting points. Because if you are unmarried and you have children, one of the issues is going to be with the children and the paternity determination in California.

If you are married then it is the courts figure obviously if you’re the mom there’s going to be where your children, no issue there.

And if the father is married, it is agreed upon that is your child, if you’re married. That’s just how the law works.

If you’re not married that’s not the case. And you have to do what’s called a parentage. And so there are going to be some issues with the children if you’re unmarried.

And if this some similar law came in to effect in United States or California, for instance, it could post some issues with the children. So I thought this was an interesting topic I wanted to bring up. And we’re going to be bringing up more issues that we’re seeing.

And trends and things regarding divorce, not just in California, but across United States and things like out of the country that we’re seeing different things.

I’m just wondering what people see, what people think rather about this particular issue of it, if it’s something you think of good or bad.

And I’ll tell you what. Being involved in divorce on a daily basis with folks here in California, I can tell you that we’re starting to see a lot of short term marriages being ended.

And I think it’s just a change in the culture or this particular the generation younger generations growing up where we’re starting to see, well, they simply it doesn’t have the same effect marriage is now the same effect as dead, for instance, with my parents or with me where that is that true bond.

And you’re going to try and stick it out and find it out. We’re seeing a lot of short term marriages with younger generations.

One year, two years or three years and so on and they’re getting a divorce. It seems like it’s more like trading in a car.

If it didn’t work out at least it’s over, we’ll try to get a new one. It’s an interesting mind set where people kind of are in that younger generation are simply throwing in the towel.

Just because things aren’t working out and for whatever reasons whatever mindset is in this generation, it seems that they have an easier time deciding on getting divorce than trying to work it out and keep their marriage going.