Legal Question in Family Law in California

I was granted my divorce in the county that I was living in at the time my ex and I had 50-50 custody with me being the custodial parent. No child support was granted at that time. We both live in the same county but now a differant county. He is now reciving AFDC in the county that we live in now and they ordered me to pay child support. We are not even able to be reffered to mediation in the county that we are in now because we havent changed the venue in the other county. Can I still file a motion in the county that we got divorced in to be referred to mediation? And can I appeal this child support order?


Asked on 9/29/10, 10:12 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Tina Chen Law Office of Tina Chen

If you want to modify your custody/visitation orders, you need to file an Order to Show Cause in the county that granted your divorce. They will send you to mediation and set a hearing date. If you want to file an Order to Show Cause to modify child support, this needs to be done in the County that ordered you to pay support. Good Luck.

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Answered on 10/05/10, 9:22 pm

If you have both left the count where you orignally got divorced, you can also ask to have the case transferred to your new county of residence.

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Answered on 10/06/10, 10:11 pm


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