How to Do Your Own Contested Divorce in California : A Guide for Petitioners and Respondents,9780944508336

How to Do Your Own Contested Divorce in California : A Guide for Petitioners and Respondents

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ISBN13: 9780944508336
ISBN10: 0944508332
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-04-01
Publisher(s): Nolo Press Occidental
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Summary

This book gives Californians the same information and power lawyers have to define their strategies, protect themselves, negotiate a fair settlement, get information from the other side, and survive a court appearance.

Table of Contents

Introduction --advantages to doing it yourself 11(2)
You are here --which way to go, what it takes
13(6)
Part One: Solving problems out of court
When a case becomes contested
19(2)
How to get out of the legal system --obstacles to agreement and how to overcome them
21(6)
How to negotiate an agreement
27(6)
What to do when you reach full or partial agreement
33(6)
Part Two: Preparing your case
Strategy --how to plan your case
39(8)
Working with and against an attorney
47(10)
Getting the information you need
57(8)
Part Three: Solving problems in court
Group A: Motions & OSCS --Where most problems get solved
Basics --local rules, using forms, doing paperwork
65(6)
When to use an OSC or motion
71(4)
Before you start --plan & build your case
75(12)
How to do a motion
87(14)
How to do an Order to Show Cause
101(32)
Responding to a motion or OSC
133(12)
Presenting your case at the hearing
145(12)
How to do orders after the hearing
157(10)
Group B: Getting Information
Discovery --formal demands for information
167(42)
Compelling discovery in court
209(18)
Group C: Other Procedures
Vocational (and other) examinations
227(12)
Parent programs and mandatory custody mediation
239(6)
Status-only Judgment --divorce now, settle issues later
245(10)
Group D: Taking Your Case to Trial
At-issue memorandum --push the case toward trial
255(10)
Settlement conferences --judge helps you settle
265(10)
Motion to postpone the trial
275(6)
Going to trial
281(10)
Getting your Judgment
291(4)
After the Judgment
295(6)
Blank Forms 301

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