Video Transcript Ed: Welcome to FreeDivorce.com Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Christina: Today, we are going to talk about when children get to decide which parent they want to live with according to California divorce law. Christina, is there a certain age at which children get to decide how much...
Video Transcript Ed: Welcome to FreeDivorce.com Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about cohabitation. In a prior video, #74, we discussed the reasons why people get divorced. In that video, I gave some advice for people contemplating marriage, including a recommendation that a couple...
Video Transcript Ed: Welcome to FreeDivorce.com Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about Pre-Marital Agreements, which also go by other names including Pre-Nuptial agreement and Ante-nuptial Agreement. Christina, if I’m about to get married, should I get a pre-marital agreement? Christina: In order to answer...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com The following are instructions for completing the Judicial Council fee waiver form, which is form number FW-001. During this video, we will refer to this form as the “fee waiver form”. You can find a blank copy of the form in our Court Forms Database that...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to discuss different issues you should consider before you file for divorce. The first issue is whether or not you should hire a lawyer. Christina, what are some of the things people should take into...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to discuss the different types of divorces and how they are processed in different ways. Ed: Christina, what are the different types of divorce cases? Christina: There are three kinds of divorces: 1) Uncontested divorce; 2) default divorce;...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to discuss the initial court forms you need to start the divorce process and how to file those forms with the court. Christina: Are the forms different depending on whether you want to file for a divorce,...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to discuss what you need to know about California court forms. A divorce can be completed from start to finish by filling out various court forms and then filing those forms with the court. You can also obtain...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about local court rules and the problems local court rules can create. Christina: Ed, what laws apply to California courts? Ed: First, you have state laws, which are called statutes. Statues are grouped into different codes. ...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about how to serve your court papers on your spouse. We are assuming you have already filed your Petition, Summons, and, if you have minor children, your UCCJEA declaration, with the court. When you...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about the need to get educated regarding the law. At this point, we are assuming you have filed your Summons and Petition with the court and served your paperwork on your spouse. We are...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about the basic law concerning the division of assets and debts. We cover the division of particular assets, such as the family home, retirement assets, life insurance policies, and other assets in separate videos. ...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about issues related to the division of the family home. For many people, their most valuable asset is going to be the family home. Ed: Christina, what is the most common way of dealing with...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk the division of retirement assets. Dividing retirement assets is complicated. We can’t cover the basic information in just one video. We are going to need four videos. This first video, is an introduction to...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk more about how to divide retirement assets using a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, which most people refer to as a QDRO. As mentioned in the previous video, a QDRO is a special type...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Christina: Today, are going to talk about credit card debt. Ed, is debt like a property, where we have community debt and separate debt? Ed: Yes. Debt is like property. We have community debt and separate debt. Debt incurred before...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about reimbursement claims. There are numerous types of reimbursement claims that a party can make during a divorce. In this video, we are going to discuss some of the most common reimbursement claims. Ed: Christina,...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about child custody. Christina: If you have minor children by your marriage, then you will need to make agreements with your spouse regarding child custody. There is “legal custody” and “physical custody”. These are two...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about very basic concepts regarding child support. There is a lot to know about child support and we can’t cover all the issues in just one video. We have a series of videos on...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about the DissoMaster computer program that courts use to calculate the base amount of child support. This is a long and complicated explanation. We had to break it up into two videos. If you...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to deal with a spouse’s overtime pay and bonus income when your are trying to create a fair child support order. We will also talk about how to deal with a...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to discuss child support add-ons. Christina, what are child support add-ons? Christina: We have been discussing the “base” amount of child support. In addition to the base amount, you have “add-ons”, which are extra amounts of support...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to discuss additional child support issues that we did not cover in the previous child support videos, including life insurance provisions, college education provisions, and a number of other issues. Christina: What about including a provision...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about long-term spousal support. Christina: In our last video we explained that courts in California use computer software programs, such as DissoMaster, to calculate temporary spousal support that is paid while parties wait to...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to deal with a spouse’s overtime pay and bonus income when you are trying to create a fair spousal support order. We will also talk about how to deal with a...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Today, we are going to talk about how to do a spousal support calculation without having to purchase the DissoMaster program and without running any support calculation program yourself. Ed: Christina, what are some of the ways I can figure out how much...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to start settlement discussions with your spouse. Christina: Let’s assume I have filed for divorce, filled out my Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure documents, and served copies of all my paperwork to my...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about working with a mediator to help you and your spouse negotiate a divorce settlement agreement. Ed: Christina, are mediators divorce lawyers? Christina: In mediation, Husband and Wife hire one neutral mediator. The mediator is...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. This video is for those people that have purchased the Marital Settlement Agreement template and are going to use the template to draft their divorce judgment. Before you start drafting your Marital Settlement Agreement, there is some information we...
