Porter Ranch Uncontested Divorce Service

Today, I want to talk to you about our Full Service Divorce Paralegal Firm specializing in Uncontested Divorce cases in the Porter Ranch area.

So we are a Full Service Divorce Paralegal Firm which means we take care of your entire divorce process from start to finish.

This includes filling out the forms. We’ll take it down to the court. We’ll file it for you.

We will do all the financial disclosures. So you’re going to be required to disclosure your income and your assets and debts.

We take care of that for both parties. As a neutral third party we are able to work with both of you.

And we will prepare all your final agreements.

This means putting together your agreements regarding your children, custody, visitation, assets and debts as far as who’s going to get what as well as any other agreements you want to incorporate into your divorce case.

Now we have all the software and forms that the attorneys and the courts have.

We have the DissoMaster software which is a program that allows us to run the numbers to see what child support and spousal support is going to be.

All that is included in our Full Service Uncontested Divorce process for the folks in the Porter Ranch area.

If you like more information about our service, hop on over to our website at Divorce661.com or feel free to give me a call at 661-281-0266.

I’ll be happy to provide you a free phone consultation and talk about the services we provide.

Talk about your specific circumstances and how we can help you and your spouse get through your Divorce as amicably and as quickly as possible.

Divorce Mediation West Hills CA | West Hills Divorce

Today, we’re talking to the folks in West Hills. Now I want to talk to you about Divorce Mediation.

A lot of folks when they called us they have questions about Mediation.

I just want to clarify what Divorce Mediation is compared to what it is that we do because what we’re finding in most cases the folks looking for Divorce Mediation Services don’t really need Mediation.

So first let me tell you about what we do.

As a Full Service Divorce Document Preparation Firm we will complete all the paperwork, fill out all the forms, deal with the court direct for you, handle all the financial disclosures and put together your agreements including your marital settlement agreement otherwise known as the judgment.

We have all the court software and forms that the courts and attorneys have, so the DissoMaster Software.

Everything it’s going to take to get you through your Divorce, we have.

Now when you use our service it’s going to be up to you guys to come to all the decisions, custody, visitation, child support, spousal support.

Of course, we can provide assistance with that and some guidance.

Where Mediation comes in place is where you need help with decisions.

Maybe you are having trouble communicating with your spouse and you just need someone to sit in the room with you and help you figure out how you can communicate and get passed the couple obstacles.

Or maybe you need a higher level of assistance with communication and maybe you need an attorney in the room or maybe two attorneys to sit there and help guide you guys through the decision making process.

So what we generally we’ll recommend is that you start your Divorce case even if you think you need Mediation.

And let’s get you as far as we can get and then if you do have difficulty with coming to an agreement we can always refer you out to Mediation and get your one or several issues handled.

And once you’re done you just simply come back to us so we can incorporate those agreements into your Divorce.

So that’s a basic understanding of Divorce Mediation. And I’ve done probably 20 or 30 videos specifically about just Mediation.

So you can look those up as well on our YouTube Channel or on our website at Divorce661.com.

Feel free to give me a call for a free phone consultation. The number is 661-281-0266.

Affordable Divorce Service Porter Ranch | Paralegal Divorce

Today, I want to talk to the folks in the Porter Ranch area about our Affordable Divorce Service.

We are a Full Service Divorce Paralegal Firm specializing only in Divorce and we serve all the California area.

However, I want to talk to the folks in Porter Ranch today.

So our Affordable Divorce Service essentially takes care of your entire divorce from A to Z.

We fill out all of the forms for you. We will go down to the courthouse and file them.

We will take care of the service of the documents, so, you won’t have to hire a process ser      ver or try and figure out how you need to serve your spouse.

We will take care of all the financial disclosures.

So all the assets and debts that need to be disclosed, income and expense declaration we will take care of that as well as putting together all your agreements.

Now keep in mind because we are a neutral third party, our cost is the same to work with both parties.

So if you and your spouse are going through an amicable or somewhat friendly divorce and you might want to use a service like us so we can streamline the process.

Get your divorce done quickly, put together all your agreements and we have all the courts software that the courts and attorneys have.

So as far as running the numbers for child support and spousal support and things in that nature that’s all included in our flat fee pricing.

For more information jump over to our website at Divorce661.com or feel free to give me a call for a free phone consultation at 661-281-0266.

Divorce Mediation Service In Porter Ranch | Divorce Porter Ranch

Today, I want to talk about mediation and what it means to mediate because it seems that there has some confusion what mediation is.

And today we are talking to the folks in the Porter Ranch area about Mediation.

So when you go through a Divorce there are three choices you have really or maybe more.

So you can do your own divorce.

You can hire a professional service like ours to complete all the paperwork for you or you can hire an attorney.

Mediation is something you can utilize if you need assistance coming up with your agreements.

So a lot of people are searching for Mediation online but they’re actually looking for a company such as ours that provides a Legal Document Preparation Service.

When you use our service we take care of everything from start to finish. So we will fill out the forms.

We file them with the court. We take care of service.

We take care of completing your financial disclosures and then putting together your agreements.

Now if you have trouble coming up with agreements let’s say you can’t figure out an agreeable amount to spousal support or child support or a custody.

Kind of a lot of issues are about children as far as your agreements. That’s when you would reach out to mediator.

And if you need Mediation Services it’s best to get your divorce case started.

Let’s get you through the process and let’s see where you have difficulties coming to an agreement.

If you do have difficulty coming to an agreement then we can simply refer you out to Mediation at that time.

You can get your either one or several issues addressed and handled. And then just come back to us and we wrap up your case.

So if you’re thinking you need a Mediation that’s only in cases where you’re having trouble coming up with agreements.

Feel free to give me a call if you absolutely need mediation. Let me know and I will be happy to refer you up.

In most cases we’re going to want your Divorce case filed. First, get it served.

And start the clock on the whole Divorce process and moving forward, please give me a call if you have any questions.

Tim Blankenship 661-281-0266 or go to our website at Divorce661.com for more information.

California Support Payment Tax Mistakes | California Divorce

Today, we’re answering the question about spousal support, child support and family support and some of the common mistakes made by tax payers.

Now we’re getting this information right from the State of California Franchise Tax Board.

And we’ve already done a couple video where we discussed family support, child support and spousal support separately.

But I wanted to read to you what the State of California Franchise Tax Board says some people are making as far as mistakes related to support with that family support, child support and spousal support.

So it says many tax payors mistakenly consider all payments made to their former spouses as deductible alimony payments.

For example, tax payers frequently include none deductible child support payments as alimony deductions.

On the other hand many alimony recipients do not consider the payments from their former spouses as taxable income and failed to report them.

Some recipients make the common mistake of not reporting income designed as Family Support by the Divorce Decree.

This type of support is considered alimony income in most cases.

Now so basically what that means is and we can kind of recap the three previous videos child support is not tax deductible according to the Franchise Tax Board.

Spousal support is tax deductible and thus reportable income to the spouse receiving income.

So that’s essentially the three mistakes that folks are making. And you could see that, that would have it on your taxes if you are not deducting your spousal support payment you’re making, if you’re not reporting the spousal support payments you are receiving or you’re deducting or claiming the income of child support which you shouldn’t do.

So I hope that answers the question of the common mistakes made by tax payers regarding to support payments in California.

If you have any questions you can feel free to give me a call. We do handle divorce cases throughout California.

We specialize only in divorce. Our number here is 661-281-0266.

If you need modified support payments if you have questions about support feel free to call I’ll be happy to provide a free phone consultation for you.

The number is on your screen and we’ll talk to you soon.

Affordable Divorce Service In West Hills CA | West Hills Paralegal

Today, I want to talk to the folks in West Hills about our Affordable Divorce Paralegal Service.

We essentially can take care of your entire divorce from start to finish for one low flat fee.

And we work with both parties to facilitate the divorce process for you.

So if you’re considering going through divorce and you’re not interested in spending money and hiring attorneys but you don’t want to do your divorce yourself give us a call because we can take care of the entire thing including filling out the forms.

We go down the court and file your court documents for you.

So we will actually be that neutral party that will work and facilitate the divorce and work with the courts for you to fill out the forms, go down to the court and file them, the service, take care of all the financial disclosures for both of you and then put together your agreements.

And that shows it is easy, it is very straight forward to get through the divorce case.

The parties can make it difficult but let us help you facilitate the process.

We’ll help you with the decision making. We’ll help you run the numbers for child support and spousal support because we do have the DissoMaster Software as I mentioned.

So we can literally get you through your entire divorce case, one flat fee.

You won’t even have to come to our office if you don’t want to.

We can deal a lot of this right over the phone and via email as we do have clients across California.

So if you’re looking for an Affordable Divorce Service in West Hills give us a call.

I’ll be happy to give you a free phone consultation.

You can reach me direct at 661-281-0266 or feel free to visit our website at Divorce661.com for more information.

 

How To Get Temporary Orders Chatsworth Divorce Court

Today, we’re talking to the folks in Chatsworth who are going to be filing in the Chatsworth Courthouse.

As you may know they recently moved the San Fernando Court Family Law to Chatsworth.

So if you’re going through a Divorce and you’re at the Chatsworth Courthouse when you go through a divorce sometimes you need to get some temporary orders in place.

And temporary orders don’t come right away.

Meaning when you file for divorce you file the petition and that’s it you serve your spouse, you don’t have a court date even if your spouse responds you still don’t have a court date.

And people wait thinking that the courts are going to send a court date but they’re not. You have to purposely ask for a court date.

Now if you are filing for divorce and you need to get some temporary orders for let’s say spousal support or child support or custody orders you need to file a motion with the court.

It’s called a Request For Order or RFO. That is a service we provide if you’re using us for your divorce we obviously recommend this if we see that you need to get some temporary orders in place.

If you’re having some issues between by the time that your divorce is finalized.

Otherwise, if you’re not using our service feel free to contact us if you’ve filed your own case and you start the case you need assistance and you need to get some temporary orders we can file a motion on your behalf which entails drafting the motion declaration, explain to the court exactly what it is you’re asking for and why should the court should grant what you’re asking for.

The drafting of motion itself, the Request For Order itself, we’ll take it down to the Chatsworth Courthouse.

We’ll file it. We’ll get you a court date. And if there are custody issues we’ll also have to get you a mediation date.

And then we’ll also take care of serving your spouse. And all you have to do is appear at the hearing along with your spouse at that court date and the judge will ask a few questions or read your declaration.

They’ll read your spouses response and the judge will make temporary orders which will stand until what they say a future order of the court or tell your final judgment is entered in the case.

So I hope that was helpful. If you need assistance getting temporary orders or interim orders as they’re known please give us a call.

We’ll be happy to help you file your motion and get your court date and get the temporary orders you need before your Divorce case finishes in Chatsworth.

Feel free to visit our website at Divorce661.com or give me a phone call for a free consultation at 661-281-0266.

Chatsworth Divorce | What Forms Do You Need To File

Today, we’re talking to the folks who are filing their Divorce in the Chatsworth Courthouse.

And I wanted to just let you know the first steps to they need to do to get your Divorce case filed to get started.

So the very first thing you’re going to need to do is there is simply three forms and sometimes four forms you need to fill out and prepare to take to the court to get those file.

That’s all the court needs.

So number one, the petition. Number two the summons.

Number three is the jurisdictional form that’ll let the courts know where you live and make sure you’re filing in the right court.

And that’s it. If you have children there’s one more form called the UCCJEA.

Now the reason I bring this up is a lot of folks when they’re calling to utilize our service.

They thought they have all their agreements in place and all the property and everything figured out.

That’s not the case. To file your divorce case you need four forms.

It’s mostly broiler plate information. Meaning it’s nothing about any decisions you need to make.

You don’t need to have any idea of your property or what you want to do with your kids or child support or spousal support or any of that figured out.

It’s just broiler plate where you live, how many children you have and a basic idea as far as custody if you want to have legal, joint legal or joint physical or whatever but there’s no specific order at this time.

The benefit to filing only these initial form three or four documents is that you can get it filed, get the case number issued and then you can serve your spouse and as you know that’s going to start the clock on the sixth month cooling off period the California has before your Divorce can be finalized.

In an alternative if you wait to get all your agreements in place, just note, your Divorce case hasn’t started and you’re ultimately delaying how long it’ll take before your Divorce can be finished.

Tim Blankenship with Divorce661.com, we specialize in Affordable Paralegal Divorce Services.

Please give us a call at 661-281-0266 or go over to our website at Divorce661.com.

Is Child Support Tax Deductible California Divorce

We’re providing affordable way to get through your Divorce case. We are a Full Service.

We take care of the entire divorce from start to finish. All the paperwork, we’ll deal with the courts for you the whole shot.

I just want to kind of get that all the way.

Today, we’re talking about alimony and spousal support and we’re talking about taxes specifically related to spousal support and child support in California.

And we’re referencing the State of California Franchise Tax Board the publication they put out regarding this.

So we’re not giving legal advices. I just want to make sure that’s clear.

The question we’re answering today based of the publication is can I deduct child support payments?

Now well I think this is a fairly commonly understood question. We did want to get this out on video.

So directly from the State of California Franchise Tax Board, the question is, ‘Can I deduct child support payments?’

No. It starts with no, you cannot. It says here ‘Child support is not considered alimony. If your Divorce Decree or other written instrument or agreement calls for alimony and child support any paid less than the total required the payments applied first to child support any remaining amount is then considered alimony.’

Okay, so, first off no the Franchise Tax Board says child support you cannot deduct child support payments that you pay.

You cannot deduct that. You can only deduct alimony payments.

And you can look for the videos we’ve recorded regarding the alimony payments and how the Franchise Tax Board addresses those as well as Family Support as well.

So the simple answer no is child support payments are not considered to be something that you can deduct from you taxes if you’re paying spousal support and child support, the spousal support portion is and if it is considered family support based on this last statement here about the payments applied first to child support is interesting.

I think I might do another video right after this one regarding that because what this is saying if you have a family support order and the family support order is let’s say $500 a month and it specifically says 400 of that is child support only the difference only the $100 could be determined as could be tax deductible that alimony portion of the Family Support.

So I think I’ll do a separate video on that as well.

Feel free to give me a phone call for a free phone consultation.

Our number here is 661-281-0266, or, simply go to our website at Divorce661.com for more information.

Woodland Hills Divorce Mediation | Divorce Mediation Woodland Hills

We’re talking about our Woodland Hills Mediation Service.

We’re actually talking just about Mediation in general today to let folks know that if you’re going through a divorce you have options.

You can hire an attorney if you need legal advice or representation in court of course.

Number two, is you can figure out things on your own. We handle about 50 cases a month right now.

And the majority of our clients are able to figure out their disposition of their assets and debts and custody arrangements and alimony and child support, of course, with our assistance and get through with the entire divorce without any third party services.

Sometimes we need to bring in a Mediation Service to help them come to an agreement whether that means there’s a single issue.

Perhaps the amount of child support or a custody arrangements or maybe there’s multiple issues depending on what you need, depending on how many issues you have.

It depends on what type of mediation you’re going to need. Meaning you may just need a single mediator to sit between you and help with communication in coming to agreements.

You may need co-mediation where you have two attorneys or maybe an attorney out there to sit in a room with you helping you guys work through a multitude of issues.

Of course, the cost varies depending on what type of mediation you need.

But what we want to get across today in this video is that if you are going to go to a divorce the first thing you need to do is start your divorce by filing the paperwork.

And that’s where we come in. We can help you fill out the forms. We go down the court for you.

We’ll take care of filing, serving, listing all the assets and debts because the truth is you can’t start mediation or you can’t really start discussing how you’re going to divide up your property until you’ve completed the disclosure step of the divorce process which really requires you to lay out all your assets and debts of the marriage.

You guys can sit down and say ‘Okay, what do we have? How are we going to divide this up? What our alimony payments going to be? What’s going to be fair and equitable to both parties?’

So if you’re going through a divorce in Woodland Hills give me a call.

I’d love to help you out with your divorce case.

We do handle of all California but I want to get a video out to the folks in Woodland Hills area.

My name is Tim Blankenship. I’ll be happy to provide you a free phone consultation at 661-281-0266 or you can just go to our website for more information at Divorce661.com.