Need To Complete Divorce Income And Expense | Santa Clarita Divorce

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Need To Complete Divorce Income And Expense | Santa Clarita Divorce

When you file for divorce, there are specific steps you need to take to complete the divorce process.  What we are discussing here is about the requirements for you to complete your financial disclosures.  Specifically, we will we adressing how to complete the divorce income and expense Form FL-150.

The income and expense declaration is one of the forms that comprises the what is known as the declaration of disclosure.  The other form we will discuss in another post and video is how to complete the divorce schedule of assets and debts.

The process of disclosure is very important in the divorce process.  The courts want both parties to disclose all their financial information.  In addition, these document will be used to assist you when dividing up your property and debts at the time you prepare your judgment.

The income and expense declaration will ask you to disclose certain financial information such as:

  1. The name of your employer
  2. Whether you are currenty employed or not
  3. How much you make
  4. How much the other party makes
  5. How much education you have
  6. Last year no filed taxes
  7. Estimation of all your debts
  8. Net of your assets and debts

When you are completing the income and expense declaration, make sure you place your source of income in the correct area.  The income and expense declaration asks you to specify the source of your income.  Make sure to also separate out your overtime from your regular pay.  Be especialy mindfull not to place your self employment income in the salary income.  There is a separate line item for that.

We are a licensed and bonded legal document assistant company that help self represented clients professionally prepare their divorce.  For more information on our affordable divorce service, please give us a call.

How To Prepare Summary Divorce | Santa Clarita

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How To Prepare Summary Divorce | Santa Clarita

The summary divorce process is a bit different than going through a regular divorce.  There are a lot of similarities but overall it is an easier and quicker process.  Of course, there are qualifying factors in order to file a summary divorce.

So what does it take to qualify for a summary divorce?  Let’s cover a few of the qualifying factors.  Make sure to watch the video for a complete run down of the summary divorce qualifications.

First, you have to have been married for less than 5 years.  Remeber, that to determine the length of marriage, you would use the date of marriage through the date of separation.  Then next factor is that you cannot have any children from the marriage.  You also can not own any property.

Furthermore, you can only have a certain amount of debts to qualify for the summary divorce.  The courts say you cannot have more than $6,000 in debt acquired since the date you got married.  This does not include car loans.  So everything but car loans would need to be factored into your overall debt.

You can also not have more than $36,000 in assets acquired during the duration of the marriage.  This is referred to as community property.  Again you would not include the value of your vehicles for this calculation.

To get help to determine if you qualify for the summary divorce you can use the fillable divorce worksheet to figure out how much you have in assets and debts.

For more information about the summary divorce process, please give us a call.  We can help you figure out if you qualify.

We are a licensed and bonded legal document preparation firm and can help you professionally prepare your divorce paperwork.

Have A Question About Divorce | Santa Clarita Divorce FAQ’s

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Have A Question About Divorce | Santa Clarita Divorce FAQ’s

Have a question about divorce and don’t know where to find the answers you are looking for?  Well, look no further as our divorce legal resources page is your answer to all the most  frequently asked questions about divorce.

Trust us when we say this is not one of those times to ask your friend or neighbor.  Instead, we suggest you go right to the source for answers to your divorce questions.  This source is the California court systems website where they provide answers to the most frequently asked questions.

And they are not skimpy on answering questions.  There are hundreds of questions they have answered such as:

  1. What if my spouse does not want to give me  divorce?
  2. What is a no fault divorce?
  3.  Is there anything else I should do after I get divorced.
  4.  Do I need a lawyer if I have property?
  5.  What is the fair market value of our property?

This what just a snippet of what is covered on the courts divorce frequently asked questions page.  We will be preparing a separate video on each of the frequently asked questions as asked and answered by the court.  The reasons we are going to do this is, again, because it is hard to loacate this information even if you specifically search for it on the internet.

Because we are not a law firm, we cannot technically provide you with information about divorce strategies or give legal advice.  But we can point you in the right direction and help you locate the same information you would have received during a divorce consultation with an attorney.

We are a licensed and bonded legal document preparation service that specializes in the divorce process.  Please give us a call if you would like to learn more about having your divorce prepared by us.

Santa Clarita Free Divorce Forms

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Santa Clarita Free Divorce Forms

There are lots of divorce companies that will sell you divorce forms.  In fact companies make millions of dollars selling divorce forms which are completely free.  Ah, the power of the mighty marketing dollar.

We are trying to get the word out that the divorce forms are all available online at no cost to you.   We are doing this by making this video which is part of our entire divorce self help series which will explain how to access the free divorce forms and how to use them.

Santa Clarita Free Divorce Forms

In this video we show you where you can find the divorce forms and how to properly save them.  One of the most frustrating things about the online divorce forms is how to save them once you have completed them.

You see the free divorce forms are completely fillable online which means you can type right onto  them.  But there is a certain way you have to save them in order to keep the fillable information inside the boxes.  I don’t want to bore you with this process, but you will save a lot of time if you just read the next few sentences because it will save you from having to duplicate your efforts when filling out the free online divorce forms.

Normally when we save a document we will do a file – save as, right?  You can do this, and by all appearance it will seem as though you saved the form.  And you did, just that it will not save the parts you filled in.  What you have to do is use the “save this form” yellow button at the botton of the form, then save-as and you will be good to go.

The other thing to watch out for when using the free online divorce forms is that if you open another form before saving the form you were working on, you will lose all the information because the form will open in the same tab and completely replace what you were working on.

We are licensed and bonded legal documents assistants providing affordable divorce services.  Give us a call to discuss having us prepare your divorce paperwork professionally for you.

Santa Clarita Divorce Self Help Videos

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Santa Clarita Divorce Self Help Videos

We are proud to bring an entire lineup of divorce self help videos to Santa Clarita and all of Los Angeles County.

Our divorce self help videos are a first in the legal self help industry.  To date, we have been the only legal document preparation service to prepare a complete series on how to complete the divorce process totally on video.

We cover every document and every divorce form there is to prepare your divorce yourself.  We chose to deliver this method of instruction as it would be near impossible to do it soley in print.

Additionally, there is plenty of divorce information on the internet these days, but most is hard to understand or not in an instructional format.

In our self help divorce videos we go into detail on each of the forms and discuss the divorce process.  We are not providing you with our way of doing things, rather we reference the California divorce website and use the divorce process as discussed on their family law website.

We will show you the divorce process as outlined by the California court systems them show you the forms on video and show you how to prepare the divorce forms individually.

Now while we are providing a free legal service, it is not without some benefit to us.  We do hope that you find the videos informative and valuable.  However, admitedly we are hoping to provide this divorce information and that some folks will seek our our divorce service to help them prepare their divorce paperwork and get through the divorce process.

We are licesned and bonded legal document assistants who specialize in the divorce process.  If you would like assistance in preparing your divorce, we are a great affordable attorney alternative.  Give us a call if you would like to learn more about our divorce assistance service in Santa Clarita.

How To Prepare Santa Clarita Divorce Response Form FL-120

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How To Prepare Santa Clarita Divorce Response Form FL-120

Are you attempting to get through the  divorce process on your own?  Just so you know, you are not alone.  As much as 80% of those going through divorce do so without an attorney.

But where do you turn to for assistance when you need help?  We found that for those going through the divorce process alone the information is hard to come by even though there is lots of information about divorce all over the Internet.

In this video we cover how to complete the divorce form FL-120.  The divorce form FL-120 is the form you would use to reply to a petition for divorce.

To assist those going through the divorce process, we have prepared numerous videos on how to prepare the individual divorce forms.  We go line by line over the divorce form FL-120 and show you exactly how to fill it out if you were to file a response to your divorce action.

In this video we go over:

  1. Divorce residence requirements
  2. Completing your date of marriage
  3. Completing your date of separation
  4. Filling out the separate property section
  5. Filling out the community property section
  6. Requests for Legal Custody
  7. Requests for child visitation
  8. How to restore your former name

All of this and more are on the divorce response Form FL-120.  While the majority of the FL-120 are check boxes, you will want to know the significance of checking the various boxes on the divorce response form.

In addition there are several additional forms that can be attached to the divorce response form, especially if you have children.

We are a licensed and bonded legal document preparation service that specializes in the divorce process.   If you would like to have your divorce forms professionally prepared by us please give us a call to discuss your specific situation so we can advise you on  how the process will work.

How To Complete Divorce Summons | Santa Clarita

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How To Complete Divorce Summons | Santa Clarita

Nobody wants to go through a divorce.  But if you have to, don’t you want to save money?  I hate rhetorical questions too, but wanted to make sure that folks are aware that there are affordable divorce services other than hiring an attorney.

For those that decide to represent themselves in their divorce, usually it is do to one of 2 things. Either they don’t what to spend the money or they feel their divorce case is simple enough to do on their own.

Either way, if you plan on representing yourself during your divorce, look to the services of an affordable divorce paralegal service such as ours.

We have prepare numerous videos on how to represent yourself in court which goes step by step into the process of completing your divorce forms.  Make sure to check our our divorce video link at the top of this website to see all the “how to” divorce videos that we have created.

The divorce summons form is not very complicated to fill out.  Actually there are only a few lines that you have to complete.  The summons has a lot of language pre-printed on it that relates to the divorce process in general and about specific automatic restraining orders that go into effect once the divorce summons is filed.

In this video we go over the language in the divorce summons that spells out to the Respondent what their obligations are if they want to respond and that they have 30 days to do so, otherwise risk taking a chance that the divorce proceeds without their input.

Additionally, the divorce summons outlines what you can an can’t do and discusses what you are restrained from doing until the divorce process has concluded.  In the video we point out the importance of reading and understanding the restraining order language.    Make sure to watch the how to prepare the divorce petition video as well.

If you are looking for an affordable way to get divorced, please give us a call to learn more about our divorce legal document preparation service.

Complete Your Divorce Petition Video | Santa Clarita Divorce

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So you want to represent yourself in your divorce, but you don’t know where to start.  Well, we have provided a complete divorce video series that covers the entire divorce process from start to finish.   In this video we will show you how to complete the California Divorce Petition which is form FL-100.

Complete Your Divorce Petition Video | Santa Clarita Divorce

We will show you how to complete each line of the divorce petition including where you can find free legal divorce forms.  We attempted to make the divorce videos some comprehensive that you could go through the entire divorce process on your own if you chose to.  Of course, if you are decide you want to have a professional legal document preparation service prepare your divorce forms, you know where to find us.

The divorce form FL-100 is one of the first divorce forms you will need to complete when filing for divorce.  The other first divorce form is the summons.  These two documents make up the minimum documents to file to start your divorce case.  Of course there are other divorce forms necessary to file if you have children.  We cover all those forms and more in our how to divorce video series.

We are a licensed and bonded legal document preparation firm that specializes  in the divorce process.  That means that everything we deal with is related to family law.  We can handle motions, custody, visitation, child support and spousal support issues just to name a few.

If you are looking for an affordable way to get through the divorce process, make sure to give us a call to discuss using our services.  We would be happy to discuss the divorce process and our services at lengths to make sure you are comfortable and understand the process.

We look forward to hearing from you.

How To Serve Divorce Papers | Santa Clarita

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We have prepared a series of videos on how to prepare your divorce paperwork and how to serve your divorce paperwork.

We discuss the process of serving divorce papers as described by the family law courts.  There are specific rules that you must follow when serving divorce papers in Santa Clarita.  One such rule is that you cannot serve your own divorce papers.

How To Serve Divorce Papers | Santa Clarita

But the tricky part is knowing what forms to use, where to find them and how to fill them out.  Then, there is the issue of filing he proof of service with the cours.

We discuss the various forms that can be used to serve the divorce papers and why you would want to use one form over the other .

We also go into detail and fill out both the proof of service of summons and the notice of acknowledgment of receipt right on the video so you can see how we are preparing each of the proof of service forms.

As licensed and bonded legal document assistants that specialize in the divorce process in Santa Clarita.  We have years of experience getting folks through the divorce process which includes working for family law firms, the divorce courts and family law self help centers.

We hope that the videos we have prepared on how to complete the divorce forms helps those that are going through the divorce process in Santa Clarita on their own.  If you ever decide that you need our assistance, we would be happy to discuss how our affordable divorce paralegal service works.

If you need assistance locating any of the divorce forms including the proof of service of summons or notice of acknowlegment of receipt, we would be happy to point you in the right direction.

 

How To File For Divorce In Santa Clarita

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How To File For Divorce in Santa Clarita

We are Santa Clarita’s number one divorce document preparation service.  In fact, we are the only legal document assistant firm in Santa Clarita and only firm in Los Angeles to specialize in divorce.

We have provided a series of “how to” divorce videos to assist clients looking to represent themselves during their divorce.

In this video we discuss the process of completing the initial divorce documents so you can start your divorce case.  We go in detail on how to complete the divorce summons and divorce petition.  You can follow along and complete your divorce forms or just use as a reference.

We will show you what the different checkboxes are on the summons and petition and how to file the documents so you can get a case number.  There is an entire series of divorce videos that you can watch that will walk you through the entire divorce process.

If you would like to have your divorce professionally prepared and don’t have the time to watch each of these videos, prepare all your own documents and try to figure out the complex divorce process, we welcome your call.

We would be happy to discuss how our divorce document preparation service works and how we can take the burden off of you as we can take care of the entire divorce process from start to finish.

And if you attempted your divorce own your own and are not sure what to do next, we can pick up where you left off to make sure you make it through the divorce so you can move on with your life.

Please give us a call to find out about our affordable divorce document preparation services in Santa Clarita.  We serve all of Los Angeles County divorce courts.