California Divorce, Recap.
California, just like any state, has its own set of regulations on how it handles the divorce process. California divorce does fall a little different from other states laws, about how long you must live in the state, before you can file for divorce. In California you must be a resident of the county also when filing for divorce. Here are two major things you must know about California divorce.
1. In California you must live here at least six months before filing for divorce in the state.
2. In California you must live in the county for at least 3 months before filing for divorce.
Most states just allow that you live within the state for so long before filing for divorce, but here you must be a resident of the county you reside in for 3 months, so county for a certain amount of time and state. So if you are thinking of moving before you file, to get away, remember, you will have to live in your new place for 3 months before getting to file for divorce in California. And if you are moving out of state, remember other states do have a time period.So do not move out first. File for your divorce, it will make the process much easier.
If you are filing for divorce in California, either spouse can file divorce the papers, saying that the marriage is irreconcilable. Of course this means that both of the people involved in the marriage agree that there is no way the marriage can make it. That the differences in the marriage have caused both people to grow apart and there is no longer anything there for the marriage to last, resulting in divorce. They can agree in papers with a stipulation that the marriage has ended.
In California, the divorce process legally begins when one of the spouses in the marriage has filed a petition…..this is a petition referred to as dissolution of marriage. The other spouse will be served with divorce papers and must be given a reasonable amount of time to respond to the divorce papers. IF the couples are an agreement of the divorce and know it is coming and agree on debt division, property, as well as the child custody and support, the process can be much easier and even filed without having to go to trial. In most cases couples do not agree about several things in the divorce, and most of the time we see it go to trial. There will be a time and date set for the divorce trial.
When the divorce has been filed, either person in the divorce can file for temporary assistance from the court for help with the child custody, support and debt, until the divorce is finalized.