Category Archives: Child Custody Modification
What is a Memorandum of Points and Authorities? Do I Need One in My Child Custody Paperwork?
Question: Do I Need to File a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Addition to My Responsive Declaration Opposing My Ex’s Request for Child Custody Orders? His lawyer included a memorandum of points and authorities in support of my ex’s request for child custody and visitation/parenting time schedule orders. Answer: You don’t need a memo… Read More »
How to Get the Custody Orders You Desire in a Family Law Court Hearing
How Does One Obtain the Custody Orders One Desires in Family Law Court? What Evidence Should One Present? Hint: It’s Probably Not What You Think… WHAT NOT TO DO: In California Family Law Court, presenting evidence of the other parent’s poor character to support a child custody request is often not advisable for several reasons:… Read More »
How to Present Evidence in a Child Custody Case in California
QUESTION: How do you document your evidence in a child custody case? How do you organize it and present it to the Court? I am currently in a child custody case with my ex. I have numerous text messages and screenshots showing relevant events and facts I believe the judge should consider at our child… Read More »
Can the Parent with Legal Custody Enroll our Child in Boarding School?
QUESTION: Can the parent with full legal custody enroll my child in a boarding school that would interfere with the other parent’s court ordered visitation schedule? Mother has full sole and legal custody and I have set court ordered days and times. She wants to move him to a boarding school and that would take… Read More »
Can my ex make my 15 year old son remain at a school in a different county if I have sole physical custody?
QUESTION: My ex and I got divorced when my son was 1. Since then, I have remarried and moved to a different county in the same state (California). My ex and I have had joint legal custody, but I have had sole physical custody since the divorce. After 13 years of having physical custody, my… Read More »