Complex issues of support, custody, visitation, property division, etc. can and do take time to resolve. However, many litigants involved in a divorce want to take care of the easiest part first, actually severing the legal relationship of man and wife.
In 2000, the United States Supreme Court decided the landmark case for grandparent and other non-parent visitation, Troxel v. Granville (2000) 530 U.S. 57.
Family Code Section 5230 provides that a wage garnishment Order is mandatory in any support proceeding.
A fertile ground to set-aside a pre-nuptial agreement is the requirement that one party be represented by independent counsel in the negotiation and execution of the agreement.
The California State Legislature understood that a fair and accurate division of community property could only take place if the spouses were obligated to be truthful and open with each other, notwithstanding the fact that their marriage was over.
At times, Judges will be so bold as to comment that the litigants are wasting time and money fighting it out in court.
