Recent Posts in Support Modifications Category
Posted on Feb 6, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. I am representing myself in my divorce. My husband is self-employed. I know he earns more than he claims. We have two children, and I haven't worked in seven years. I feel so stupid now, but I ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. A child support order was entered against me without my knowledge, approximately 8 months ago, when my ex-girlfriend filed a motion but never served me with it? It is more than I should have been ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS
Q. Is it proper for the Family Court to give a domestic partner a Gavron Warning when I am receiving temporary partner support and we haven't divided our assets so that no final judgment has been ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS
Q. How do California Family Courts deal with depreciation in setting child and spousal support? Does depreciation reduce the paying spouse's income available for support and so lessen the amount ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. I am owed past due support from my ex. How should I proceed to collect this? A. There are several strategies you can employ, including a contempt citation (which can be problematic, expensive and ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. What is meant by the words "marital standard of living" in dissolution actions? A. In California lawyers in high earner dissolution cases often speak of Marital Standard of Living (MSOL ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Michael C. Peterson, Esq.
The Morrison Rule, Richmond Orders, and Gavron Warnings: What Self-Represented Parties Ought Know About Continuing Spousal Support Jurisdiction Current trends among separating couples and in ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Special Circumstances in Child Support Cases Involving an Extraordinarily High Earner Actor Jon Cryer, one of the stars of the series "Two and a Half Men", was recently rebuffed by the ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2010 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
The most important new rule in decades affecting the experience of California Family Law litigants is set to be unleashed on January 1, 2011. It promises a radical change in the way that all family ...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I was at our first court hearing last week requesting child and spousal support. My husband's attorney asked the judge to give me a "Gavron Warning". The judge said he would consider ...
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Posted on May 26, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My lawyer mentioned something called "family support" as a way to possibly get more money from my ex-husband for child and spousal support. What exactly is family support and does it ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My former spouse claims that I lied on my Income and Expense Declaration and has filed a motion to set aside that order, seeking more money. How do I oppose this? A. This type of support ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. What remedies do you have if you believe your spouse concealed income or lied about assets in their Income and Expense Declaration [Form FL-150]? A. The FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration must ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. How is child support calculated in California? I have heard about "Guideline Support" but am wondering what this means? A. In 1993 California adopted a Statewide Uniform Guideline to come ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I remarried in August, 2009, and my new wife is a doctor. She has one child from her prior marriage and I have two. I am still paying my former wife alimony and child support even though the kids ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2009 By Thurman Arnold
Q. What rights do I have to permanent spousal support? I live in Palm Desert, CA. A. Permanent spousal support is not usually "permanent," although it can be in cases of very long marriages ...
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