California parents can be ordered to support an adult child who cannot earn a living because of a disability. Here is how Family Code section 3910 works, how the amount is set, and how to file.

California uses the same guideline formula for self-employed parents, but the fight is over what counts as income. Here is how courts add back write-offs, what proof they expect, and what to do when a parent hides cash.

Spousal support can be waived in a California prenup or divorce agreement, but strict rules decide whether the waiver holds up. Here is what the law requires.

Guideline child support usually does not include daycare or uncovered medical bills. Those are add-ons under Family Code section 4062, shared by both parents on top of base support.

An inheritance is usually your separate property in a California divorce, but commingling, joint title, and transmutation can change that. Here is how the rules work and how to protect what you received.

Child support in California can be reduced after a job loss, but the court cannot go back further than the date you file. Here is how the modification process works and what judges look at.

A plain-English guide to dividing community property in a Torrance divorce: disclosures, valuation, the house, retirement accounts, reimbursements, and how the South Bay family law courthouse handles contested property.

Your options when a co-parent ignores a California custody or visitation order: documentation, makeup parenting time, contempt under CCP 1209, and modification.

Bifurcation lets a California judge restore you to single status while property, support, and custody are still being decided. Here is how Family Code section 2337 works, what forms you file, and the conditions the court attaches.

What to expect at a spousal support hearing at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles: the FL-300 and FL-150 filings, deadlines, temporary versus long-term support, and what the judge asks.

A California child never decides custody, but Family Code section 3042 requires the judge to consider a mature child's preference and to hear a child who is 14 or older. Here is how it works in Riverside and San Bernardino County courts.

A spouse who ignores a California divorce petition cannot stop the divorce. After 30 days you can request a default and finish the case with FL-165, FL-170, and FL-180.

A plain-English guide to child support hearings at the Long Beach courthouse in Los Angeles County: the forms, the guideline formula, timing, and what to bring.

California custody orders can be changed, but the standard depends on whether your order is final. Here is how the changed circumstances rule, FL-300 filing, and mediation work.

How long spousal support lasts in California depends on the length of the marriage, the Family Code section 4320 factors, and the events that end support by law.

Supervised visitation is ordered when a judge finds that unsupervised contact would risk the child's safety. Here is what triggers it, who supervises, what it costs, how to request it, and how to get it lifted.

When a parent is unemployed or underemployed, California courts can calculate child support on earning capacity instead of actual income. Here is how imputed income works and how to prove or defend against it.

California grandparents can ask for visitation in limited situations under Family Code sections 3102, 3103, and 3104. Here is what the court requires and how the process works.

A plain-English guide to 730 child custody evaluations in California: when judges order them, what the evaluator looks at, who pays, how the report is used, and how to prepare in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange County courts.

How to file contempt for unpaid child support in California: FL-410 and FL-411, personal service, the elements, jail and fines under CCP 1218, and defenses.