California Divorce What Is Family Support

Today, we’re talking about family support.

So when you get divorce there has to be alimony, spousal support whatever you want to call it but there’s also this thing called family support.

Now it doesn’t come up too often but we just had a client of ours asking about it.

So I want to get the video, I realized we hadn’t discuss the family support issues.

Sorry my screen just went away there. I just want to keep rolling now.

So family support. And I’m reading this right off the Franchise Tax Board Publication that put out information basically frequently asked questions about alimony.

And make sure you watch all the series of videos. We’re going to do about 12 or so videos about on spousal support and how it’s treated tax wise.

So it’s a very good series of videos here. This question says, ‘I get family support from my former spouse. Is that considered taxable income?’

And the answers says here, ‘If the Divorce Decree or Separation instrument provide for family support but no amount of the family support is designated as child support then the entire payment is considered alimony.’

So let me just kind of put that in plain English. A typical spousal support or typical let’s say judgment or marital settlement agreements in California, if you  have support and child support included in your Divorce it will break that up separately.

Let’s say X amount as for spousal support, X amount for child support. In a family support order it is just family support.

So it could be just a fix amount for family support not specifying how much is alimony, how much is child support.

Now in area this can get kind of complicated but basically they says if it says you’re paying a thousand dollars for family support and it doesn’t say of these a certain amount is child support, then they’re saying that the entire amount is considered alimony.

And the reason that’s important to know is because alimony as per the Franchise Tax Board is a taxable event.

So the payor spouse can deduct that amount from spousal support whereas for family support and it could be treated as alimony and the person receiving it would claim that income.

So we’re doing a lot of videos about right now in these series of alimony and spousal support in California and how it’s affected from a tax perspective.

We’re taking this information right off the Franchise Tax Board for the State of California website.

We’re not tax advisers or tax attorneys or even family law attorney so please don’t take any of these as legal advice.

But do feel free to call us if you need assistance with your Divorce in California.

I’ll be happy to provide you a free phone consultation at 661-281-0266 or simply go to Divorce661.com for more information.

Affordable Divorce Service Woodland Hills

We’re talking about our Woodland Hills Affordable Divorce Service today.

So if you live in Woodland Hills area, we want to talk to you about our affordable divorce service.

What we’re trying to do is help people save money on their divorce meaning not having to hire an attorney.

We’re also trying to save people time for those who are thinking of trying to do their divorce on your own.

We’re a flat fee based Divorce Paralegal Firm which means we have flat fee pricing.

We have our pricing right upon our website. We have one off pricing.

So our fees on our page, is the price you pay for the entire divorce case, all the way through it from start to finish.

And that is the single cost to work with both parties. We are a neutral third party and able to work with both spouses through your divorce case.

What we do essentially is everything from beginning to end for your divorce. We’ll take care of filling out the forms.

We’ll go down to the courthouse and file your documents for you. We’ll take care of the service of process.

We’ll also take care of doing all your financial disclosures. The courts require that both parties do an income and expense declaration and a schedule of assets and debts.

That basically lets the parties know this is how much money I make and this is what I know to be our property.

That way you guys can come to an agreement on how you want to divide things up.

Once that’s done you simply let us know who’s going to take what, what the custody arrangements are going to be.

If there’s going to be spousal support and everything that goes into the divorce will be documented on the marital settlement agreement.

We have all the software that the courts and attorneys have so we can help you determine child support numbers and spousal support numbers.

And all of these included in our flat fee pricing. We don’t charge for phone calls, emails.

We don’t charge for photocopies or postage or trips to courts.

All that is included in our pricing and because we are a full service, you can rest easy that you’re not going to have to go down to the courthouse or worry about how to fill out the forms or the process or procedure of getting you through this.

There’s a lot that goes into divorce. You’re going to have a ton of questions.

The people that try and do their own divorce were usually unsuccessful and take years and ended up spending more time and energy and lost wages trying to do their own divorce.

So give us a call. Our prices are very affordable serving the Woodland Hills area.

Tim Blankenship Divorce661.com for more information or just give me a call it’s easy.

I’ll be happy to provide you a free phone consultation. The number is 661-281-0266.

Affordable Chatsworth Divorce Service

Today, I wanted to talk to you about our affordable divorce service for the Chatsworth Courthouse.

So we are a Full Service Divorce Paralegal Firm that provides an affordable divorce throughout California.

But we want to record a video specifically for folks who need to file at the Chatsworth Courthouse.

We are a Full Service Firm. So that means we’ll take care of everything from filling up the forms, going to court, filing the documents.

So we’ll literally go down to the Chatsworth Courthouse and file the documents.

It’s probably one of the biggest saving time factors by using our service is that you’ll never have to step foot at the courthouse.

Using our affordable divorce service in uncontested cases where there’s no court appearance needed.  So our uncontested divorce case process it handles the court.

We’ll facilitate the process for both of you because we are a neutral third party we will work with both spouses which isn’t necessary but it’s definitely convenient.

If we can work with both of you to get your case through the court process and again we’ll deal with the court for you so you don’t have to.

We will file the documents, serve them and do all the financial paperwork that the court requires as far as the disclosure process is concerned.

And we’ll put together your agreements. Divorce can be quite simple. It’s the parties that can make things difficult.

But when you use our service we can definitely facilitate the process and answer all your questions about the process and procedure, take care of the entire divorce case for you from start to finish and make it easy for you.

We specialize in Divorce in California, so, please give us a call about our affordable divorce service in Chatsworth California, I’ll be happy to help you out.

We also would like to offer you a free phone call consultation just to make sure we can help you out and that we are the right service for you.

So go ahead and give me a call. My name is Tim Blankenship. Our number here is 661-281-0266.

Uncontested Divorce Service Woodland Hills

Today, we’re talking about our Woodland Hills uncontested divorce service.

We’re licensed and bonded Legal Document Preparation Firm specializing in California Divorce.

And today we’re talking to the folks in Woodland Hills about our uncontested divorce service.

So essentially we are a Full Service Divorce Paralegal Firm that takes care of everything from start to finish.

This includes filing out all the forms for you, going down to the courthouse and filing your documents for you so you won’t have to deal with the court.

We’ll fill out all your financial disclosures, all the processes and procedures that the court requires we will take care of which will prevent you from having to look at forms or going to courts or try and figure out what to do next moving through your case.

And then we’ll prepare all your agreements. And in uncontested cases simply means you guys are working out the details of your agreement outside of court.

And whether that be with our assistance or going through mediation or just sitting down at the kitchen table going through an uncontested divorce in Woodland Hills essentially means you’re going to work this out without seeing a judge.

That’s it. We can assist you. We are a neutral third party.

We do work with both spouses to get you through your uncontested divorce case.

And we can take care of all the paperwork. We have all the software systems and forms that the courts and attorneys have.

We have the capability of determining child support and alimony based on the courts DissoMaster software.

So we can held you through with everything including the marital settlement agreement known as a judgment where we will indicate who’s getting what property, who’s going to be the custody and visitation arrangements if there’s going to be child support and spousal support.

We take care of the entire divorce case for you from start to finish. And again, we are a neutral third party.

We’ll work with both of you to get you through this process as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

Please feel free to give me a call. I’ll be happy to provide you a free phone consultation.

The number is 661-281-0266 I’d love to talk to you about what you have going on and make sure we’re a good fit and we can assist you with your divorce case.

And then give you just some information on our company.

You can go to Divorce661.com for more information or you can just give us a call.

I’ll be able to fill you in and answer all your questions.

And also be able to help you with your divorce in Woodland Hills. Talk to you soon.

Paralegal Divorce Service Chatsworth Court

Today, I want to talk to you about our Chatsworth Divorce Paralegal Service serving the Chatsworth Court.

So we are a Full Service Divorce Paralegal Firm specializing only in California Divorce.

And we’re talking about anyone who needs to file at the Chatsworth Court and talk to you about our Chatsworth Paralegal Service.

So as a Full Service Divorce Firm we’ll take care of the entire thing for you.

You won’t have to go to court. You won’t have to fill out any forms.

All you have to do is provide us the information we need for the forms, give us signatures were needed and when requested and we’ll take care of the rest.

We are a neutral third party. We do work with both spouses throughout the process.

And the biggest benefit in working with us is we specialize in Divorce. We’ll take care of the entire divorce process from start to finish.

We’ll deal with the courts for you directly so you don’t have to.

We’ll facilitate the divorce process by working with both you and your spouse, answer any questions along the way that you have.

And you won’t have to worry about missing work or trying to go down the courthouse or trying to figure out how to fill out the forms.

That’s the service that you will be paying for us to take care of for you.

Because we work with both spouses it makes it very streamlined so we can explain the process and we put together all your agreements as well.

So when you’ve complete your divorce case we’re going to deal with all the issues including property, children, custody orders, child support, spousal support if necessary and any other agreements that you want to incorporate into your divorce.

So please give us a call. I’d like to tell you more about our Chatsworth Paralegal Divorce Service and how we can assist you with that.

You can go to our website for more information at Divorce661.com or simply pick up the phone and give me a call.

I’ll be happy to talk to you about your specific circumstances and answer any questions you have and see how we can help you with your divorce at the Chatsworth Courthouse 661-281-0266.

Information Needed To Start Your Chatsworth Divorce

Today, I want to talk to you about the four forms maybe even three forms you need to start your divorce case.

Many people think they have to have all their agreements in place and have everything figured out before they file for divorce and that’s not the case.

There are just four forms and we’re going to go through them and talk about some of the basic information to file your divorce.

Number one is the petition. This is the form that lets your spouse know that you’re filing for divorce.

And it puts forth certain statistical information including your name and address, your spouse’s name and address.

The court wants to know the date of marriage and date of separation and the length of marriage.

They want to know if there are any children involved and what their ages and dates of births are.

And then they want a basic idea of what you want as far as custody if there are children, if you want a full legal full physical if it’s going to be joints but no specifics.

We’re not talking about days and hours and weeks and when the visitation occurs, just a very general sense of it and then whether there’s going to be a spousal support included in this agreement.

If you’re asking for it or if you’re asking to terminate spousal support, and that’s it!

That’s all the information we require to file.

There are some sections on there to list your property but it’s not recommended that you do that. We do that in a subsequent step.

They can leave the property sections alone. And as far as separate and community property, so you don’t have to have that completed to file that.

Number two is the summons. The summons basically there’s nothing to sign on these form but it basically let’s the other party know that you filed a lawsuit for divorce.

So you’re suing them. It sounds really scary but basically it let’s them know that there are certain orders that takes effect once the case is filed and served.

And let’s them know certain rules as far as having to respond within a certain amount of time if they want to participate in the case.

Number three is a jurisdictional form. They just want to know where you live or both of you live to make sure you’re filing in the right court.

Very simple form and the document you’ll sign and they’ll review that when you file your case to make sure you’re in the right courthouse.

And then if you have children the fourth form is the UCCJEA. It is a very simple form.

They just want to know where the kids live, what their names are, where they were born and again it’s another simple form.

So four forms if there are kids, three forms if there are no kids and that’s all you need to get your divorce started and filed and get a case number issued and serve, so, you can start the clock on the divorce process.

If you’re using our service you won’t have to worry about any of these.

We do take care of the entire divorce process for you in Chatsworth from everything from filling out the forms, filing it at the Chatsworth Courthouse, doing all the financial disclosures, all the assets and debts, income and expense, marital settlement agreement.

All the agreements now that you guys have as far as property, kids, money and so forth we will take care of.

So give us a call for a free phone consultation. No office visit is necessary or required. We do a lot of what we do right over the phone or via email.

We have a lot of busy professionals that just don’t have time to file their divorce case or try and figure out and spend hours online or going down to the courts.

So please give us a call. Affordable rates, fast service, very convenient.

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

My name is Tim Blankenship. You can ask for me direct.

The number here is 661-281-0266 or just go to Divorce661.com for more information.

 

Chatsworth Divorce Court Divorce Process

Today, I want to talk to you about the Chatsworth Divorce Process.

How do you file for Divorce to the Chatsworth Courthouse?

So number one you should know that if you use our service to assist you with your Chatsworth Divorce you will not have to go to the courthouse even once.

So this video isn’t truly a necessary if you’re going to be using our service because we will everything to do with the paperwork, filling up the forms and going down to the courthouse for you.

In an uncontested cases where it’s amicable and you guys are trying to work through the divorce together and you know do this amicably you’re not going to have making any appearance to court anyways.

So that said give us a call I’d be happy to provide you a free phone consultation and take care of your divorce for you.

You can get more information at our website at Divorce661.com or just give me a call I’d be happy to talk to you.

Talk about your specific circumstances but I wanted to address what the process and procedure is for filing for divorce in Chatsworth.

So the first thing you have to do is go down to the Chatsworth Court to obtain the Divorce blank paperwork.

You can either go down there or you can get the forms online if you’re not near the court.

When you file for Divorce the first thing you need to do procedurally is fill out the forms of course and go down to the court and physically file them with the clerk.

You have to go down to the Chatsworth Courthouse first. File the paperwork.

Have the case number issued and once that’s done the paperwork needs to be served on your spouse.

Now you cannot serve your spouse the paperwork yourself. You have to find someone over the age of 18 other than yourself to file and serve that paperwork.

Once you served the paperwork you can go back to the Chatsworth Courthouse and file your proof of service.

Following that you will need to prepare your financial disclosures.

This includes the schedule of assets and debts and income expense declaration and that needs to be served on your spouse.

Again not by you by someone else and a proof of service needs to be completed indicating that’s been done.

Go back to the Chatsworth Courthouse and file that proof of service.

Depending on the type of case you have if it’s an amicable pick case or an uncontested case or a hybrid style case or even a default style divorce you’re filing with Chatsworth different paperwork is going to have to be done.

Ultimately, you have to prepare what’s called the judgment or the marital settlement agreement and all the supplemental forms that go along with that.

But what those forms are and which out you fill out really depends on what the style of divorce you’re doing.

If it’s cooperative, if the spouse’s participating and so forth, so, it can be complex.

The paperwork can be complicated. The procedure and process can be complicated that’s why we have the service we have and we do serve the Chatsworth Courthouse.

So if you’re going to file for Divorce at the Chatsworth go and give me a call, I’d be happy to provide you a free phone consultation and talk about the specifics of your case.

I’ll tell you exactly what we can do for you to facilitate the Divorce process and get this done for you.

We have low flat fees. We’re a neutral third party that works for both spouses for the same cost.

We can save you money on court fees and make this an easy transition for you.

So please give me a call. The number is 661-281-0266.

Granada Hills Affordable Divorce Service | Granada Hills Divorce

Today, I want to talk about our Affordable Divorce Service in Granada Hills.

So we’re a licensed and bonded Legal Document Preparation Firm specializing in Divorce in Granada Hills and we provide an affordable divorce solution.

So because we’re not a law firm and we don’t have attorneys in our office we can work directly with clients for a much more affordable rate in getting through your divorce for you.

So we do everything. We will fill out the forms. We will go down the court and file your court documents for you so you don’t have to.

We’ll take care of serving your spouse. We’ll take care of all the financial disclosures and declaration that the court requires.

So all the process and procedure of your divorce you don’t have to worry about we will take care of that for you.

Then we just need to know what your agreements are. Who’s going to get what property, what is going to be the custody and visitation schedule, is there going to be child support and spousal support and so forth.

We will take care of the entire thing.

So you guys don’t have to worry about going to court, filling out the forms or wondering what the process or procedure of divorce is where most people struggle.

So please give us a call. I’d like to provide you a free phone consultation.

Talk more about our affordable divorce service in Granada Hills. And I think you’ll be happy and pleased to know that we get a lot of cases completed every month.

We’re filing between 40 and 50 cases on this full service process while we take care of everything.

So you guys can go on with your lives and go on with work and not miss work trying to figure out how to take care of your own divorce.

Tim Blankenship Divorce661.com specializing in California Divorce, again, give me a call for a free phone consultation at 661-281-0266.

Chatsworth Divorce Paralegal Service

Today, I want to talk to you about our Chatsworth Divorce Paralegal Service. So we are a Full Service Divorce Paralegal Firm specializing in California Divorce.

We actually handle cases all throughout California but this video is specifically for the folks filing at the Chatsworth Courthouse.

So being that we’re a full service we take care of the entire Divorce process for you from filing out the forms, we’ll go down to the courthouse, we’ll file them, we’ll take care of the service, all the financial disclosures and all the agreements as far as the judgment and marital settlement agreement is concerned.

So we will take care of everything from start to finish. We’ll do what the court for you so you don’t have to.

You can go on with your busy lives and we’ll take of the Divorce paperwork and process to make everything nice and easy for you.

Now we are a flat fee base service. One flat fee takes care of everything and includes your photocopies, postage and trips to court.

We don’t charge hourly fees so when you use our service you know exactly what you’re going to pay upfront.

Now we are a neutral third party so our fees cover working with both spouses. It’s our goal to facilitate the divorce process from start to finish.

So we’ll work with both of you collaboratively to get all the paperwork completed, get your agreements in place which include distribution of assets and debts, dividing up your property.

If there are children we can help you with custody and visitation, child support, spousal support you name it we can do the whole thing from start to finish.

So please give us a call if you’re looking to file your divorce at the Chatsworth Courthouse.

Our Divorce Paralegal Service can help you anywhere that you’re located. We do this a lot of what we do right over the phone and via email.

So it’s not necessary that you even visit our office or the court if you use our service.

Give us a call for a free phone consultation 661-281-0266.

 

Divorce Mediation Granada Hills | Granada Hills Divorce

Today, we’re talking Divorce Mediation in Granada Hills, California.

And the reason why I want to talk about mediation is because there are some misconceptions about mediation in general.

And people confused in mediation with maybe Legal Document Preparation. So we’re a licensed and bonded Legal Document Preparation Firm.

We specialize in California Divorce and preparing the divorce document which means filling out the forms, going down the court and filing them, serving them doing the financial disclosures.

So the whole process and procedure of divorce we take care of including putting together your judgment otherwise known as your marital settlement agreement.

We have all the forms and software that attorneys and the courts have for determining alimony and spousal support and all the things.

It’s all included in our flat fee pricing. But what people think sometimes is that they need mediation.

They think mediation is what we do. But most people don’t need mediation.

Mediation essentially is having a third party sit down between the two of you and helps you work out the agreements between the two of you.

Now we handle about 50 divorce cases every month right now and we’re growing.

And none of our clients or should I say a very small percentage of our clients, need “mediation”.

Some do when we’re going through a divorce and the parties are unable to come to an agreement or arrangement regarding the circumstances in their divorce whether it be about money or dividing property or the kids and custody.

If you have difficulty or you’re having difficulties with coming up with the agreements that’s where mediation is appropriate.

But you don’t need to mediate prior to filing for divorce. So the process which we encourage is that when you start with us we will file your divorce case.

We’ll get the ball rolling. We’ll get the property listed and disclosed.

And that’s the time when you guys will sit down and start discussing how you’re going to divide your stuff up.

You can definitely do it before but you don’t have to wait to withhold and hold up from filing your divorce case.

So we file your divorce case. We list all the assets and debts. That’s when you guys start working towards an agreement.

And then at that point we’ll know if you guys are having trouble coming up with the agreements.

If that happens mediation would definitely be appropriate at that time to resolve the one or several issues you guys have coming to an agreement.

And once those that mediation has occurred and those agreements are now in place we can move forward and document those agreements and complete your divorce case.

Tim Blankenship Divorce661.com specializing in California Divorce, please give me a call for a free phone consultation at 661-281-0266.