Family law

Dissolution, custody, support and property division in Los Angeles County Superior Court — process, forms and realistic timelines.

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Community property: what gets split and what does notCalifornia divides community property equally. The arguments are almost never about the split — they are about what belongs in the pot.
Custody schedules LA County judges actually approveThe schedule that works is the one both parents can follow on a bad week, not the one that looks fairest on paper.
How California calculates child supportSupport is formulaic rather than discretionary. Two inputs dominate: each parent's net disposable income and the timeshare percentage.
Filing for divorce in LA County: forms, fees and timelineCalifornia has a mandatory six-month minimum from service to the earliest possible termination of marital status. Everything else varies enormously.