Law Office of Robin C. Huggins

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Whether you seek to dissolve your marriage, desire to modify your present custody/visitation or support order, wish to prepare a pre-nuptial agreement, or adopt a child, the Law Office of Robin C. Huggins can handle your family law matter.

Practice Limited to Family and Matrimonial Law:

Divorce
Paternity
Child Support
Custody and Visitation
Spousal Support
Grandparent's Rights
Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Adoptions
Step-Parent Adoptions
Restraining Orders
Court Form Assistance for Self-Represented parties

For a free 30-minute consultation, please email us or call (949) 713-3817.

Orange County Family Law Blog
How Do I Get Court Orders In California?
In order to get a court order in California that pertains to child custody, child visitation, support, or any other related issue, you must first give the state of California jurisdiction over the subject and over the people involved. For purposes of family law matters, California obtains jurisdiction over the subject matter by having someone file a petition in the appropriate county of a California court, and the court will issue a Summons. The Summons and Petition must then be personally served on the opposing party. Once that is accomplished, the court has "subject matter" and "personal" jurisdiction and can then make enforceable orders. In family law, we have many different types of petitions. The most common is a petition for dissolution of marriage (divorce) or a petition for legal separation. But we also have petitions for custody, petition to establish parental relationship (for unmarried parents), and so forth. If you have a judgment or order from another state and you now live in California, it would be worth the expense to have your judgment and/or order "registered" in California so that the California courts can recognize and enforce it if it becomes necessary.

Fiduciary Relationship During Marriage & Separation
In California, there are statutes (laws) that impose fiduciary duties on married people. These fiduciary duties require married people to behave in certain ethical ways with regard to one another and these duties are in effect upon marriage and continue after separation and through to the time your divorce is final and, in some instances even after your divorced. For instance, Family Code sections 721 and 1100, when read together, impose on each spouse the obligation to act in the highest good faith toward one another and to never take any unfair advantage of the other. One way that spouses commonly violate these fiduciary duties is by taking and hiding documents concerning assets and debts (whether those assets and debts are community or separate) and by refusing to provide those documents to the other spouse. By playing "hide the ball" a person could be in breach of his or her fiduciary duties which can result in sanctions (monetary fines) against a party.

Welcome to my new website
Welcome to my website and blog. I will be posting articles and opinions from time to time about subjects pertaining to family law. I invite you to check back often.

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