How to Do Your Own Divorce in California in 2014 - An Essential Guide for Every Kind of Divorce

Informationen zum Autor Ed Sherman was born in Hannibal, Missouri in 1938, graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1964 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1965. He founded Nolo Press -- and the entire legal self-help movement. His books include "How to Do Your Own Divorce in California," "Practical Divorce Solutions," "How To Do Your Own Contested Divorce in California" (the title was later to changed to "How to Solve Divorce Problems in California"), "Legal Essentials for California Couples," "Make any Divorce Better," and "The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship." In 1989 he founded the Divorce Helpline and through these guidebooks is able to share his secrets and lessons learned from over 35 years of experience with more than 45,000 successful cases. He lives in Santa Cruz, CA. Klappentext With "How to Do Your Own Divorce in California in 2014," Californians can obtain an uncontested divorce without hiring an attorney. Even if the couple wants to use an attorney, this book is still an essential guide to make things go smoother including new and revised court forms for readers. The first part of the book explains in detail how to divide property and settle custody, visitation, and child support issues. The second part is a step-by-step guide through the court process, including how to complete important forms, when to file them, and how to get through a court appearance or even avoid it altogether. The CDROM features demo versions of Nolo's CalSupport(TM) child and spousal support calculation software and Nolo's DealMaker Settlement Agreement software, along with several other bonus items. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE--All About Divorce 1. DOING YOUR OWN DIVORCE 1.1 Can you do your own divorce? Should you? 1.2 What "do your own divorce" means 1.3 What it means to "retain" an attorney--and a better idea 1.4 Advantages to doing your own divorce 1.5 How to start a divorce--Petitioners and Respondents 1.6 Three ways to get it done 1.7 Solving divorce problems 1.8 When you should get some help 1.9 Who can help? How much will it cost? 1.10 Looking ahead 2. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT DIVORCE 2.1 Dissolution, nullity, and legal separation 2.2 Regular vs. Summary Dissolution 2.3 Grounds for dissolution 2.4 Residency requirements 2.5 Serving papers--giving notice to your spouse 2.6 Jurisdiction and the power of the court to act 2.7 Automatic restraining orders 2.8 Mandatory disclosure of all marital information 2.9 When is it over? How final is your judgment? 2.10 Taxes 2.11 Attorney fees 2.12 Common questions and answers 3. DIVIDING PROPERTY AND DEBTS 3.1 Income, debts and your date of separation 3.2 Management of property and the duty spouses owe each other 3.3 Duty to disclose all information 3.4 Cases where there is no community property 3.5 Cases where there is some property 3.6 Understanding your estate 3.7 Taxes 3.8 Wills, insurance beneficiaries, and nonprobate transfers 4. CHILDREN - CUSTODY AND VISITATION 5. CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT 6. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS PART TWO--How to do your own Regular Dissolution 7. Doing your own forms 8. Check list 9. The Summons 10. The Petition 11. The Response 12. How to serve papers 13. Proof of service 14. Declarations of Disclosure 15. The Property Declaration 16. The Income and Expense Declaration 17. The Request to Enter Default 18. How to fill out the Judgment 19. Wage and earnings assignment 20. How to get your Judgment 21. The Notice of Entry of Judgment PART THREE--Summary Procedures 22. The Summary Dissolution 23. Termination of Domestic Partnership ...

Product details

• Authors: Ed Sherman
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 11.02.2014, delayed
• EAN: 9780944508923
• ISBN: 978-0-944508-92-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law