062: Why You Should Choose A California Uncontested Divorce

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In this episode, we will be discussing why you should choose a California Uncontested Divorce.

We will be talking about what’s some of the benefits are of going through an uncontested divorce in California. And when we say uncontested we basically mean the parties are attempting to work through their divorce.

And come to a conclusion or a decision on everything that’s involved with divorce on their own as opposed to allowing it to go the way of attorneys or in enough where in the courts in the divorce courts.

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast to know more about uncontested divorce in California.

061: Why You Shouldn’t Delay Filing Your California Divorce

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In this episode, we will be talking about the reasons why you should not delay filing your California divorce.

Here’s the reasons as to why you should file your divorce as soon as you and your spouse have decided to do so or the earliest you possibly can. Delaying filing for your divorce can cause a ripple effect which you will want to avoid as much as possible.

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast to know more about why you should not delay filing your California divorce.

060: California Divorce Summary Dissolutions

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In this episode, we will talk about California divorce summary dissolutions.

A summary dissolution is a divorce process where the courts allow you to go through the process and what they say is a much simpler way. You can’t have a lot of assets. You can’t have a lot of debts. And there are a lot of other restrictions on using a summary dissolution.

The problem with the summary dissolution is, it is a joint petition. And because it is a joint petition, both of you and your spouse, have to pay a filing fee.

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast to know more about California divorce summary dissolutions

059: How To Keep A Long Term Marriage

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In this episode, we will be discussing how you can maintain a long term marriage. Although we offer divorce service, we still would want you and your spouse to work your marriage out when you are in trying times.

This episode will tell some tips on how you can keep a long term marriage. But when everything is all decided and you and your spouse really wanted to go through divorce, we can definitely help you with your California divorce

Make sure to listen to the latest podcast.

Los Angeles Divorce | How To Complete Change Of Address

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Los Angeles Divorce | How To Complete Change Of Address

Today I want to talk to you about the change of address form that you need to file if you move during your divorce.

The clerk’s office has very specific rules or guidelines you could say in where they mail your documents. So, I want to talk to you about the change of address form and why it’s important you update your records with the court.

Let’s assume you file for divorce, you live in a location where, you file for divorce on your summons and petition and your case cover sheet that tells the court where you live. That’s the address the court’s going to have on record for you.

Not that they’re going to mail anything to you probably but if they were say for instance to set a hearing or something along those lines. They do that by mail, they don’t call you so you’re going to want to have your address correct with them.

The most important part is when you file your judgment. When you file your judgment, you’re going to file several documents. It’s twenty to twenty-five pages depending on your circumstances and one of those is a notice of entry of judgment form. It’s FL190 I believe.

That form is going to be mailed to you when you submit your final judgment, if the address on that document does not match the address that you initially filed with the court for that, if all your paperwork is correct, everything else is fine, they will reject your judgment because of a wrong address.

This is form MC-040 I believe, you can submit that change of address with your judgment just make sure you serve a copy or at least you give evidence of serving a copy on the other party but make sure you have that change of address completed.

Either before you submit your judgment or along with the submitted judgment so they know the address is correct and you notified the other party.

My name is Tim Blankenship. divorce661.com is our site.

For more information, you can give us a call at 661-218-0266. We specialize in the California divorce process.

 

 

I Have Questions About Divorce In Los Angeles County

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Hi! My name is Tim Blankenship, owner of https://divorce661.com. We’re licensed and bonded legal document preparation service and we specialize in the divorce process.

We serve all of Los Angeles County courts and have years of experience in the courtrooms, in self-help centers and in local area family law firms. We specialize in providing an affordable divorce service.

Today, I wanted to show you how you can find answers to your frequently asked questions about the divorce process. When we get calls, we have clients who contact us and have questions about the process and some are specific questions related to their specific circumstances.

One of the issues we have found is that there is a ton of legal resources available online, some of this is good information and some of this is bad. So we wanted to direct you on how to get the correct information.

We are not a law firm; we are a legal document preparation service. So I cannot give you legal advice by law, but I could direct you to that advice and we have found that the best sites are going to be the court websites.

So that’s said, today, I’m going to show you how to access the information on frequently asked questions about the divorce process and it goes in with some very specific details.

Today we’re going to talk about the divorce 661 website. . When you come to my site, divorce661.com, what you’ll do is go to the Legal Resources tab, which by the way is a wealth of information in of itself.

Essentially, we brought in links to all the court websites, case summaries, case law and law libraries all under one page in this legal resource page where you can be taken directly to the source. So we’re not talking about it here. We’re going to take you right to the source through our website and hopefully by doing this, you’re able to locate the information you’re looking for.

Today we’re going to talk about frequently asked questions. And here, you can go to Family law self-help center on our resource page and click on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s).

This will take us right to the court website and you can see this is the California Courts, the judicial branch of California.

Here, all the facts you’ll find or any information you’re looking for on procedure, on forms and so forth. We wanted to make this easy for folks to locate because when people search for this type of information, they go to Google and they search and they may end up in a law firm website that may not be completely accurate.

So we thought, “Hey, let’s take them right to the California Court website so they can get the answers to their questions right here from the courts”.

So as you can see, there’s divorce and separation basics — frequently asked questions, how to file for divorce, completing your divorce or legal separation, annulment information, property and debt—frequently asked questions and what we’ll end up doing is doing videos on each and every one of these separate questions just directing people right to the specific question that they have so they can watch the video, type it in Google, hit our video and get the information right up the website.

It’s just a wealth of information. You don’t have to ask a friend who doesn’t know, you don’t have to call an attorney. You can get the information right here on the court’s website.

Again, we are a legal document preparation firm. We are doing a complete series of how-to videos that includes how to fill out the form, how to find certain specific information like this one did and how to use our website to get information on divorce so you can get a better understanding of what the divorce process is going to take to get through it.

If you have any questions, please go to one of our websites. There will be a link in this article and they’ll take you right to our site or please call us for more information. Thank you so much and have a great day!

California Divorce Videos | We Explain Divorce In California

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Now with over 200 videos about the California divorce process, we have become a go-to source for information.  Everyday we have new clients calling us because they have watched one of our videos about California divorce.

Not everyone searches YouTube directly for videos, so we wanted to write this article just so people are aware that we recorded hundreds of videos on the California divorce process because sometimes is jus makes more sense to be able to listen to a video than read one of our divorce blogs.

You can click on the divorce video navigation tab above or click this Link To Our California Divorce Videos .  You can also jump on over to our YouTube Channel Here is you would prefer to watch them there.  The benefit to being on our YouTube channel is that you can search our channel for specific videos to answer the questions you have.

We recently had one of our client whose California divorce was finalized leave us a nice review.  They even commented on the fact that she appreciated how much information we put out there for free with our California divorce videos.

She commented on the review that we had so much information on our videos that one could complete their entire divorce on their own simply by watching our divorce videos.

While this is true, it would take you some considerable time, but you absolutely could do it.

So if you prefer to watch videos rather than read our blogs,  we have you covered.  We also have recorded podcasts and have a radio show about California divorce which you can find on our “On The Air” tab above.

No matter how you like to get your information, we have a resource for you.

We specialize in divorce and can help you anywhere in California.  If you are just getting information now, that is great. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter where we send you information, tips and helpful advice about divorce in California. You can always call us for a free phone consultation as well.

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Van Nuys Divorce Motions Now 90 Days Until Hearing

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We just learned that Van Nuys divorce motions are taking 90 days to get a hearing.  This means from the time you file a Request For Order (RFO) it will be at least 90 days until you will see the judge.

(By the way, we can help you prepare a motion (request for order) if you are looking to file a motion or respond to one.)

This is bad news for those who are filing a motion with the court to modify child support or spousal support or need any type of orders for that matter.

We had previously written in the past on this topic where we reported that divorce motions were taking up to 60 days, which at the time was up from 45 days.

It appears the the service we can expect from the Los Angeles Divorce Courts are getting worse.  This is, by far, the longest time frames we have seen recently.  I spoke to our attorney service who files all our court documents everyday and they said that the Van Nuys divorce court is by far the worst when it comes to getting a hearing.

I don’t know if it is because it is October and the court has a lot of day of coming up that the court will be closed due to holidays and Judges out due to vacation or not, but we could only hope.  Because if this is a consistent issue, we will not likely see any improvements.

You have to keep this in mind when you are going to file a motion.  If you need an order right away, you are going to want to file a motion as soon as possible.  Today is September 30, 2013 and I was told by Van Nuys Court that they are already scheduling motions and hearing into January.

Let me give you a little reality on what this means.  Lets say you need to file a motion for child support or spousal support.  You are filing because your spouse won’t agree out of court to pay any support.

Obviously there is a need for support and you need money.  So you file your motion and you have to wait 90 days.  This is 90 days until the hearing only.  It is not like you are going to get a check from you spouse at the hearing!

Sometimes, after the hearing, the person who filed the motion will be asked to prepare an order after hearing that both parties would have to sign.  This process can add at least another month. Once you get that signed, you need to submit it to the court for the judge to sign.  Yes, you got it!  Another month indeed.

So now you are looking at almost 5 months before your request for spousal support or any order you request to take effect.

We are a licensed and bonded legal document preparation service that specializes in divorce in California.  We provide a flat fee pricing schedule to make divorce affordable.

 

Are You Frustrated By California Divorce Process

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If you are frustrated by the California Divorce process, you are not alone.  Tens of thousands of people attempt to complete their own divorce every year and most will fail.

They do not fail for lack of trying or intellect.  They fail because they do not have the time to commit fully to understanding the California divorce process.

Most have busy families and of course are working a full time job.  They just don’t have the time to commit to fully learning the process, thus do a half-ass job on the divorce paperwork.  These are legal forms that have to be done exactly.  Make one mistake and you not only have to redo the divorce form, but now have to re-file and re-serve.  A process that frustrates many.

Most of the people we have spoke to have admitted trying to complete their California divorce forms after they have come home form work, spent time with the family, made dinner and put the kids to bed.

It is now 11 pm, your exhausted and the last thing you need to do is try to sit down at your computer and attempt to fill out complex legal forms and read complex instructions on how to complete your divorce.  Trust me when I say we hear this all the time.

Instead of becoming frustrated by the process, why not instead use a professional divorce service that can take the stress away from you.  We are a full service California divorce document preparation firm.

This means that we will prepare all your divorce forms, file them with the court and prepare your final divorce agreement and judgment.

Our divorce service works off a flat fee basis, so you know what your costs are going to be right from the beginning.

Don’t get frustrated trying to prepare your California Divorce. Instead, give us a call and let the professionals handle your California Divorce for you.

We are a licensed and bonded legal document preparation firm specializing in California divorce and are headquartered in Santa Clarita, CA.

I Received A Notice Of Status Conference For My California Divorce

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If you are in the divorce process in California and representing yourself, you may get a letter that is titled, “Notice Of Status Conference – Family Centered Case Resolution”

This is a hearing that is set by the court and are used for specific purposes.  They are using this procedure in many cases to advise the parties that certain actions must be taken prior to a hearing.

Here is a link with a sample of the Notice of Status Conference.

notice of status conference sample

The first such Notice Of Status Conference you may receive will be one which states that your divorce case is not complete.  You will receive this notice if you have not served your spouse the summons and petition within about 60 days from filing.

If you receive this notice, it will give you specific instruction on what you need to do prior to the hearing date.  In the example above, you would need to serve the summons and petition and complete your Declaration of Disclosure and file the Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure.  Both of these need to be filed with the court.

If you file the proof of service and Declaration of Disclosure, you will not need to go to the court date for the Status Conference.  The clerk will review your file on the date of your status conference and see that the appropriate documents were filed and take the hearing off calendar.

If you won’t be able to have the other party served by the time of the hearing you will most likely want to attend the hearing and advise the court why you have not done so and perhaps what problems you are running into.

The divorce courts have been taking a more proactive approach this year and setting status conferences to keep the cases moving through the court system.

Make sure to read any Notice of Status Conference you receive and make sure you comply with the courts requests.

If you have any questions about what you need to do about a notice you received in the court, please feel free to contact our office.