by Michael Wallerstein | Mar 27, 2019 | family law
The court has an obligation to ensure that military personnel are properly represented if they choose to participate in family law proceedings. Therefore, Pursuant to the Service members Civil Relief Act, a default judgment cannot be entered against a respondent in...
by Michael Wallerstein | Mar 22, 2019 | family law
Many people have a divorce judgment from another state or country and are now living in California. In California, recognition and enforcement of a foreign country divorce judgment ordinarily turns strictly on principles of “comity” – i.e, voluntary cooperation. The...
by Michael Wallerstein | Mar 22, 2019 | family law
Many times a client comes in, unsure if they are divorced or not. Or, sometimes they know they were divorced but don’t have any paperwork supporting it. The Los Angeles Superior Court is now providing certified copies of divorce judgment records online through their...
by Michael Wallerstein | Jan 30, 2019 | family law
After a divorce, you likely will be asked to shoulder the responsibility for your student loans. Any loan incurred before or during marriage for a spouse’s education or training which remains unpaid at the time of divorce must be assigned for payment to the...
by Michael Wallerstein | Dec 31, 2018 | Business Law, family law
A friend or relative of one of the parties “loans” money to the parties to purchase the family home. The parties separate and in dividing community property and community debts this loan comes up. A huge issue in a dissolution of marriage action will be whether the...
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