Frequently Asked Questions

The minimum time to obtain a divorce in California is 6 months and 1 day AFTER your filed case Initiation documents are personally served on the other party. If you can agree on all terms of your divorce,and after each of you has filed proof of exchanging your required Disclosure Forms, you may file your Judgment forms and Judgment with the court prior to that date, but it will not be processed (approved and signed by the Judge) until that minimum time has passed. Obviously, if there are disagreements, cases can go on for many years, and you will likely need to consider if full legal representation is necessary in your particular circumstances.

If you and your spouse agree on all the terms of your divorce, you can simply file all the required paperwork (initiation documents, disclosure documents, and Judgment documents), without ever having to appear before the Judge. That's exactly why we provide this reasonably priced service, as not every case needs to be argued in motions before the Judge for years and years!

Yes, if you need to change any of the court's current orders in your ongoing case, we can help. We will listen to the situation and prepare the required forms and your declaration, so that the Judge understands your legal argument. The motion will outline what has changed since the last orders were made and why change is legally necessary and important. You do not want to leave out the necessary legal factors for obtaining a change in orders or you will automatically lose in your argument. This is why obtaining help from someone with the specialized knowledge of Family Law in this state is important.