Can’t Find My Spouse : Santa Clarita Divorce Service By Publication Process

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When you are getting a divorce, part of the process is that the other person has to be served. There is no way around this. As with any legal proceeding there has to be notice given which is known as “service”. Your divorce case cannot be completed, or even really started until the other person is served.

Here is the video and podcast.

 

But what happens when the other party cannot be located our found. How can you serve someone if you don’t know where they are? Believe it or not, this is happens more than you would think.

There is a process that allows you to serve your spouse through a process called Service By Publication. I explain in detail in the video above.

Santa Clarita Divorce : How To Start Divorce Process With Divorce 661

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We get asked a lot on how to start the divorce process with our service.  My answer is always the same.

We make is very easy to start your divorce case. Because we are a full service divorce firm and serve all of California, one of the most popular ways to get started is right over the phone or via email.  A lot of people don’t know that the initial divorce forms the court needs to start your divorce case can have a scanned signature.  They do not need the original signatures on these documents.

Therefore, there is no need for an actual in office appointment.  In fact, for many of our clients we complete the entire divorce case via email and over the phone. Here is the video and podcast.

 

We try to make the divorce process as convenient as possible for you to get your California divorce case started and finished using our divorce service.

Santa Clarita Divorce : Time Is Money & Self Help Is Not Free

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You are going through a Santa Clarita Divorce or anywhere in California and want to be money conscience. I get it. But, over the last few years of owning this business, I have seen people who try to do their own divorce end up spending more money and a ton more time (which also translates into dollars from lost wages)

Don’t bet me wrong, i understand wanting to save money on your divorce in Santa Clarita but you can’t do it at the expense of missing time from work at the court’s self help centers, waiting in line, and having to go down there several times only to be treated badly by the employees of the court.

I know I am not painting a rosy picture, but it is the truth. Ask anybody who has been down to the court’s self help centers and they will tell you how awful it is.

We have both a full-service and self help online divorce service so there is no reason why you can’t afford one of our services.

To check out our online self help services go to California Divorce Tutor for more information.

Community Property Inheritance : Santa Clarita Divorce

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When you are going through a divorce in California one of the things you will want to learn about is how inherited property is treated so you can figure out how you are going to divide up your assets and debts.

 

We are not a law firm and don’t want to give legal advice here, but wanted to be able to point you in the right direction for doing your own independent research.

What you are going to want to search for on Google are terms such as:

(Feel free to copy and paste into your search)

Divorce Community Property Division in California

California Divorce How Is Inherited Property Treated

Inheritance And Quasi Community Property California Divorce

I think you will find plenty of links about community property and how inheritance is treated during divorce.

Santa Clarita Divorce : How To Value Assets During California Divorce

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A much asked question when going through a divorce is how to value assets and debts.  It can be complicated if make it, or you can make it as easy as possible.  What I normally tell people to do is pick a date and use that date for values on all your assets.  This is important for things such as stocks and 401’s that have values that are always changing.

Watch this video for more information. ( I have been asked by many clients to provide more personal videos and this is my first attempt)

 

Chatsworth Divorce Court Advised Client To Seek Counselling Instead of Divorce

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We handle a lot of divorce cases and are usually the first to come across something that has changed.  In this case, we are seeing the divorce courts and some Judges specifically start doing things that are a bit differently.  I am putting that mildly because we are seeing some outright weird things.

This most recent issue was when a client had a total agreement with their spouse in their divorce.  I mean everything.  But the Judge at Chatsworth indicated that she wanted a hearing set so she could speak with our clients.  She did not indicate what the issues was.

So we set up the hearing for our client and asked them to report back on what they were asked.

Turns out the Judge started asking personal questions about their marriage and advised our clients that instead of getting a divorce that they should get counselling and work on their marriage.

If you ask me, it is not up to the court or a Judge to give marital advice.  Our client said she was crying in court because of all the personal questions that were being asked.

You can listen to the podcast where I discuss in more detail.

6 Months? Why Does Divorce Take 6 Months?

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As much as I talk about divorce, the divorce process and explain things to clients, the one thing that just keeps coming up is how long the divorce process takes. We’ll it takes 6 months. Yep, 6 months. Why? Because the court’s want you to have a change to work on the relationship. That is all.

In this video we talk more about how to process your divorce paperwork. Some folks think they need to wait 6 months to turn in their divorce agreements or judgment which is not true. There are certain timeframe restrictions on filing paperwork, but you don’t have to wait 6 months to turn in your agreements. Watch this short video for more information.