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Commonly Asked Legal Questions

Find answers to commonly asked legal questions. 
 

• Can Divorce Papers be Served on Facebook?
  
  
• What is "rehabilitative alimony"?
  
  
• What Is A "Coercion" Case?
  
  
• What is a confidentiality agreement?
  
  
• How accurate is DNA testing?
  
  
• What is an OSC?
  
  
• Do different laws apply to divorces for members of the military?
  
  
• What is the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act?
  
  
• Gay divorce in states where gay marriage hasn’t been legalized?
  
  
• What does “dissipation” mean?
  
  
• California Supreme Court’s recent decision on gay marriage
  
  
• What does “in loco parentis” mean?
  
  
• Do I have to state a "grounds" for divorce?
  
  
• I got married just a few weeks ago and realize I shouldn’t have. What can I do?
  
  
• Is Same-Sex Marriage Legal in California?
  
  
• Will taking my husband's last name be a problem when his ex-wife has kept that name too?
  
  
• What are the basic steps in a divorce?
  
  
• Can I get my divorce decree changed?
  
  
• Married on foreign soil, divorce in the US?
  
  
• What are grounds for getting my marriage annulled?
  
  
• What is involved in a legal separation?
  
  
• Active military and my spouse served me with divorce papers
  
  
• What happens to our frozen embryos after our divorce?
  
  
• Can we get divorced "online" without seeing a lawyer?
  
  
• How can I find out what my state's divorce process is?
  
  
• Can I get some coaching about appearing in divorce court?
  
  
• What are some ways that I can prepare for a divorce?
  
  
• Will I have to pay alimony to my spouse?
  
  
• What are some possible grounds for divorce?
  
  
• Can I file for a divorce in a state even though I don't live in that state?
  
  
• What Is a "No-Fault" Divorce?
  
  
• What are some ways that my spouse might hide marital assets
  
  
• How Does a Collaborative Divorce Work?
  
  
• How are at-fault divorces different from no-fault ones?
  
  
• What is a postnuptial agreement?
  
  
• Do uncontested divorces require court hearings?
  
  
• What is a temporary hearing? How temporary is it?
  
  
• My spouse has taken our children and moved out. Now my spouse is trying to prevent me from seeing them. Can my spouse do this?
  
  
• My ex agreed assume some of the bills and have my name removed. Can the creditors still harass me?
  
  
• What should I look for in a divorce lawyer?
  
  
• If my spouse and I live in different states or countries, how can we get a divorce?
  
  
• What documents do I need to bring with me when I meet with my divorce lawyer?
• Would I need an attorney if my spouse and I have decided to use mediation?
  
  
• How is an annulment different from a divorce?
  
  
• How is a military divorce different from a regular divorce?
• What is a legal separation agreement and what does it do?
  
  
• What is a prenuptial agreement?
  
  
• What are the grounds for divorce?
  
  
• How do I change my name after divorce?
  
  
• Is homosexuality a determining factor in child custody cases?
  
  
• Is it possible to change divorce attorneys?
  
  
• My Spouse and I are separating. Who has to move out of the house?
  
  
• My spouse has remarried even though our divorce isn’t final. Is that legal? What Should I do?
  
  
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