Legal Question in Family Law in California

I (Petitioner) and my ex (Respondent) attended the first (1st) Hearing in regards to Spousal Support continuation/stop. We are scheduled to return in July at that time Spousal Support Arrears and Spousal Support continuation will be decided. As I got a "taste" by "trying to work out" amounts between my ex with his Attorney and I, I can "see" that she of course is trying to get what her client wants. His Attorney "acted" as if she understood where I was coming from, but then when we got before the Judge, she threw all that information "out the window" and reinterated the "lies and fabrications" they originally filed. Is there a form I can file (prior to the hearing) asking for the "Court" to "decide the matter" as I absolutely don't trust the Respondent and his Attorney; but I both "Respect" and "Trust" the Judge to do the "right" thing because of the way he was during the hearing (fair)? (Short of hiring an Attorney which I can not afford!)


Asked on 4/25/13, 12:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
PATRICK MCCRARY PATRICK MCCRARY

There is a responsive declaration to order to show cause but you also must file a declaration concerning the facts and produce for the court in appropriate form proof of the facts as you want the court to find them. The appropriate question you must ask yourself is not whether you can afford an attorney but whether you can afford not to have an attorney. You are not dealing with an easy case, even for attorneys. Without an attorney you will probably get burned.

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Answered on 4/26/13, 9:06 am


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