Leave Your Emotions Outside the Court Building
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“If you are in the courtroom, and your case is finished for the day, walk purposefully towards your vehicle/transport and leave the court premises.”
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Stopping Your Ex From Using Your Texts and Emails From Your Cell Phone With A Restraining Order - California Appellate Court Weighs In
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"The husband's legal use of wife's communications (by printing her emails/messages for his declarations and trial court evidence) ended, because he would be violating a restraining order against him without seeking written permission of the Court to use the information first."
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But, not so fast....you already blew a deadline.
Read MoreIt's Your Court Date, And You're Not Ready... DON'T PANIC!
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"But.....wait for it.....you CAN do something before the hearing goes badly."
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The judge would not continue his matter to another day, but insisted he "go buy a pair of pants, or go home and get a pair of pants, or your case will go forward without you."
Read MoreRock and Roll, Divorce, and Spousal Support News
/Saul and Perla Hudson of Los Angeles, California, filed for a Dissolution of Marriage after thirteen years. Citing "irreconcilable differences", the couple have two minor children ages 12 and 10.
Making this article more interesting is that Saul Hudson is more famously known as Slash from Guns 'N Roses. One heck of a great musician and all-around nice guy. Not to detract from Ms. Hudson, it sounds like both parties are nice people.
I bring up this article (see http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/01/01/guitarist-slash-files-for-divorce-after-13-years/21149757/) for a couple of reasons:
This is a California divorce, and a long-term marriage since the parties were married thirteen years. Slash will likely be paying child support, and spousal support until Ms. Hudson remarries, one of the parties passes away, or further order of the Court. The notion that a party pays spousal support for "only" 1/2 of the length of the marriage only applies to marriages of less than ten (10) years in length.
Spousal support is calculated generally in two ways: pre-judgment, and post-judgment amounts. Pre-judgment is literally the time between the filing of the divorce Petition, to the date of the Final Judgment. This period lasts at least six months (statutorily), and can last for years if the parties are not willing to settle on the issue. Pre-judgment spousal support is calculated by a "guideline" program, which usually results in a higher amount of support being paid. Want a good reason to work towards a settlement with a judgment? Your potential spousal support payment to the other party will go down, generally by 20 - 30 % less than the pre-judgment amount. The reason is relatively simple: post-judgment spousal support calculations are based on reasonableness of the award, and affected by Family Code Section 4320, which provides a list of factors to be considered in awarding spousal support. More on that section coming up later.
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