what happens after FL-165 filed california divorce

What Happens After FL-165 Is Filed? | Divorce661.com

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What Happens After FL-165 Is Filed? | Divorce661.com

You filed your request to enter default form FL-165, but what happens after the FL-165 is filed?

The Request To Enter Default form FL-165 is a form that is signed by the petitioner when you are going through either a true default or default with written agreement type California divorce case.

The word default simply means that no response was filed and therefore that party, the respondent has defaulted by not appearing in the case.

This is not a bad thing if this was the intention of the parties.

For instance, with our clients, we purposely and strategically file our divorce judgements as a default with written agreement.

We do this to save our clients money.  We work with both parties on their amicable divorce.

What a lot of people don’t know is that by filing the response form it triggers another court filing fee.

What Happens After FL-165 Is Filed?

But the real purpose for this article was to explain what happens after the FL-165 is filed.

This depends on a few things.

IF YOU HAVE AN AMICABLE DIVORCE

If you have an amicable California divorce and intentionally filed the request to enter default then the filing of the FL-165 simply means that the court is beginning to process your judgment.

This assumes that you filed your request to enter default FL-165 along with your judgment package as we recommend.

If you filed your request to enter default FL-165 as a separate document then once the default is entered you can now submit your judgment.

But there really is no reason to break them up into separate filings.

The type of case described above is called a Default with written agreement.

IF YOUR DIVORCE IS NOT AMICABLE

But what if your case is not amicable?

If your case is not amicable and you are contesting the terms of the divorce petition you’d normally want to file your response within the allotted time.

This prevents the request to enter default from being filed in the first place.

Some respondents for one reason or another don’t get their response filed in time and the request to enter default FL-165 ends up getting filed.

This has the result of blocking you from filing a Response.

There is a cure for this. You can file a motion to set aside the request to enter default and in my experience the court will generally approve this request.

Then you can file your Response.

HOW WE PROCESS OUR AMICABLE DIVORCE CLIENTS CASES

As I mentioned above we purposely process our clients cases as a default with written agreement. We do this to save our clients money.

So in the case of our clients, what happens after the FL-165 is filed?

For our clients it is good news.  It is just part of the default with written agreement process we put you through and means the court is actively processing your judgment.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF HOME REQUIRED ON DIVORCE JUDGMENT

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Legal Description Of Property Required On Divorce Judgment

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com and what we’re talking about in this video is legal descriptions for real property.

So were talking about your home, condo, any real property asset that you own.

So when going through a divorce in California, when you submit your judgment to the court and you indicate, for instance, you’re keeping 100% of real property at 123 Main Street. Or,  house will be divided equally or house will be sold and proceeds divided equally.

If you list any type of real property the legal description of property is required on the divorce judgment.

So if it’s your home, obviously you can just get a copy of your deed, make a copy of that, and you will attach that behind the property order as a court will require that to be there to list the legal description

If you turn it in without the legal description, your judgment will be rejected.

Los Angeles County Family Centered Case Resolution Hearings

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Los Angeles County Family Centered Case Resolution Hearings

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com and what we’re answering in this video is what is Los Angeles County’s Family Centered case resolution hearings that you may see on your summary, on your case summary related to your divorce and this is only for Los Angeles County.

So what happened was people were filing for divorce thinking their divorce cases were finished and never had any communication from the court whatsoever in the past.

And then around 2013 they implemented this family-centered case resolution process. And it’s basically the court setting a hearing and they need to set a hearing at least once every hundred and eighty days in this is just to bring the case before the court to the court, can see what’s going on and then make any recommended solutions to moving your case forward either by sending notices out to come in and court or provide you updates of what needs to happen in order to finish your divorce so they don’t have so many cases not being finished by parties going through divorce on their own.

Santa Clarita Divorce | How To Divide Property In Amicable Divorce | Divorce661.com

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Santa Clarita Divorce | How To Divide Property In Amicable Divorce | Divorce661.com

Tim Blankenship with Divorce661.com here and what we’re talking about in this video is how to divide up your property when going through an amicable divorce.

So, the first thing you should know is there are community property laws in California that you can find online that basically explain that anything you guys have acquired during the marriage is community property, which means it’s subject to being divided 50/50.

That said you know use that as the rule know that in making informed decisions but when going through an amicable divorce, you guys get to decide how you really want to do that. Not everything has to be divided down the middle. Each of you can keep your own assets and debts if you decide, that’s not a problem, it does not have to be equal division. The court is not looking for any level of fairness.

They assume if you go through an amicable divorce, we submit a full agreement on your behalf that you guys have notarized they assume you’re doing this knowingly in your best interest and they are completely fine with that.

They are going to accept it, your judgment will be approved and you guys get to call the shots. And that’s one of the biggest benefits of going through an amicable divorce in California.

How Do I Prepare For An Amicable Divorce | Santa Clarita Divorce | Divorce661.com

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How Do I Prepare For An Amicable Divorce | Santa Clarita Divorce | Divorce661.com

Preparing for an amicable divorce is more of a mindset than anything else. The idea is that you want to make decisions in the overall best interest of both parties and not try to win or take advantage of the other party by dealing in good faith.

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com and what we’re talking about in this video is how to prepare for an amicable divorce and this really is going to boil down to you and your spouse deciding that you will be amicable and how can you best achieve that some of the tips I would recommend would be like.

Number one, focus on the big picture. Look at the overall nature of the agreement, not each little individual items separately while you can look at it separately, consider them with the overall global Information that you have to utilize.

I would also say negotiate the terms of your divorce agreement in good faith. If you’re trying to win or get a better deal than your spouse and take advantage, that’s definitely not going to be beneficial to the amicable process.

And more importantly is if you have children create a good parenting plan that works for both of you and then which is done in the best interest of the minor children and that will significantly help you get through the amicable divorce process.

Uncontested Divorce Benefits | Santa Clarita Divorce | Divorce661.com

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Uncontested Divorce Benefits | Santa Clarita Divorce | Divorce661.com

There are many benefits to going through an amicable, uncontested divorce in Santa Clarita.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com And in this video I want to talk about the benefits of an uncontested divorce in California.

So there are several the first one would be cost it’s going to be much more cost-effective to go through a divorce through a service like ours in an uncontested fashion where we charge flat fees you don’t have to go to court.

There’s no attorney. Retainers there’s no trials and so forth that’s definitely benefit. Number one is going to be cost. Number two is the speed at which your uncontested divorce can get processed because There’s no court, we bypass all of that processing and go straight to the clerk’s office for approval.

So you’re divorce will be completed within just a couple of weeks to a month or so, obviously, it’s still six months before It’s official in the state of California with the cooling off period. But internally, we can get it done, much quicker.

And thirdly, you guys get to call the shots. You make all the decisions, all the terms of the agreement, there’s no court appearance, we process the entire case for you and it’s all done for one low flat fee.

Santa Clarita Divorce | Can You Get A Divorce Without Going To Court | Divorce661.com

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Santa Clarita Divorce | Can You Get A Divorce Without Going To Court | Divorce661.com

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com. And what we’re answering in this video is can you get a divorce without going to court? And the answer is absolutely. Yes,

100% of our clients, never have to go to court and here’s why the only people that go to court, are those people who are asking the judge to make a decision for them, in the form of a trial, or a hearing.

With our clients, you are in charge, you get to call the shots. You decide what the terms of your agreement are from custody, visitation child, support spousal support, property division. You guys call the shots.

We put you through the process and because we are submitting a full agreement to the court. It’s not even going to land on the judges desk. It’s going to land with the judicial assistant, who is going to just make sure the I’s are dotted, T’s were crossed, paperwork was done correctly.

Everything was covered and they see you guys have agreed notarized your judgment and it just gets literally rubber-stamped if everything’s good to go.

So, give us a call. If you have an amicable divorce anywhere in California.

Santa Clarita Divorce | What Is The Cheapest Way To Get A Divorce In California | Divorce661.com

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Santa Clarita Divorce | What Is The Cheapest Way To Get A Divorce In California | Divorce661.com

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com and today we’re answering the question. What is the cheapest way to get a divorce in California?  So I’m going to tackle this from a cost perspective in a couple different ways.

Number one obviously don’t use an attorney that’s going to be the most expensive. Okay. We covered that using a service like ours is actually going to be cheaper than trying to do your own divorce.

Yeah you can try and do it your own divorce but what’s going to happen is you’re going to spend so much time away from work, lost wages going to court. That that’s not going to end up being the cheaper way to go. Plus when you do your own divorce, the courts require both parties to pay a filing fee.

You know, each party has to pay their filing fee. With our service we get you through the process on just a single Court filing fee, which helps offset some of our costs.

So kind of a self-serving video just want to explain how our service works for amicable clients. We do save, you money, we work with both parties, you only have to pay one Court fee and we take care of everything for your divorce.

Santa Clarita Divorce | How Quickly Can You File For Divorce In California? | Divorce661.com

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Santa Clarita Divorce | How Quickly Can You File For Divorce In California? | Divorce661.com

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com and what we’re answering in this video is, how quickly can you file for divorce in California. So I want to answer this a couple of ways in California, you have, of course, the six-month cooling-off period.

So that’s kind of answering, how long will it take before you are actually finally divorced, but how quickly can you file for divorce now especially with Los Angeles County and many courts in California, we can electronically file. .

So I want to answer this question from how quickly can we follow your divorce with our service. The day you hire us, we can have your initial paperwork –  summons and petition completed, have you electronically sign it  and have that e-filed with the court.

So, essentially we can get it done the same day. Usually, there’s no rush in filing for divorce because we handle only amicable cases, so we don’t come across clients who are in a rush to file, but if you’re looking to get your divorce case filed and started quickly, so it can finish quickly, we can certainly take care of that for you.

Santa Clarita Divorce | What Is First Step In Getting A Divorce In California? | Divorce661.com

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Santa Clarita Divorce | What Is First Step In Getting A Divorce In California? | Divorce661.com

When people ask what is the first step in getting a divorce in California, I think most people would explain what you need to file with the court in order to get a divorce.  But before you go out and file your divorce, we think you should first talk to your spouse if your goal is to have an amicable divorce in Santa Clarita.

Watch the below video where we explain why.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Tim Blankenship here with Divorce661.com  and in this video were answering the question, What is the first step in getting a divorce in California?

Now, I think most people would say the first answer is well you file a petition with court and serve your spouse. But what we say here at Divorce661.com, because we handle only amicable clients is the first thing you should do. The first step in getting a divorce, is talk to your spouse.

If If you’re looking to have an amicable divorce in California, you do not want to file and have your spouse served without them knowing you’re planning on filing for divorce in no way shape or form.

Is that going to set you up for an amicable divorce? So talk to your spouse. Hopefully you guys can reach an agreement. At least agree that you guys don’t want to fight in the divorce process in California and then you can call us and then we can file your case and get the process of divorce going for you.