Information On California Divorce.
There seems to be a lot of questions for the California area, so I thought I would do an updated informational blog on California divorce. I also like to put a reminder that if any time you need information on any state, please ask.
When getting a divorce in California you must live within the state and this is for counties also, and it runs about the same county to county in California for up to six months, that is state and county both now, before you can file for divorce. I like to remind people who just pick up and leave and then try to file for divorce, it is important to know each state usually has a time line of how long you must live there before you can file. In California divorce is going to be referred to as a dissolution of marriage. The simple thing about California, is that you have lived in the state and the county, up to 6 months, then you can get a divorce by simply stating there is irreconcilable differences in the marriage, there is no reason you want to continue with the marriage and then it results in a divorce.
A lot of states there are several different reasons for a divorce, such as abuse, adultery, drunkenness, drug abuse, but in California those are not used in divorce cases, you would have to bring up for a separate case if you wanted to charge for something. For California divorce these are placed under irreconcilable differences,and that these things have caused a breakdown of the marriage itself. so the other simplicity for divorce in California comes if the spouses in the divorce are in agreement of everything in the divorce, and that includes everything in the divorce, there can not be any disagreement or then a trial date will be set for the divorce. So if everyone is in an agreement over the property division, the debt division, child custody, child support then there is what is called a stipulation in the divorce, that says both spouses agree on the divorce, and that the marriage has ended.
The divorce process in California does begin when one spouse files what is called a petition for dissolution of marriage. Then the other spouse will be served with the divorce papers, and given a reasonable amount of time to respond to them. It is important to remember though for all those going through the divorce especially if there are children involved, that counseling is good for everyone to get through a divorce process.