Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to draft your divorce judgment. There is a lot we need to explain when it comes to drafting a divorce judgment. We are going to need a series of videos to...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about exactly how to draft a divorce judgment using a collection of Judicial Council forms. We are going to go through each of the Judicial Council forms. If you decided to draft your...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to assemble your divorce judgment. After you have completed your judgment of dissolution form FL-180, it is time to assemble all the parts of the judgment. Ed: Christina, how do I assemble...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about the additional court forms you need to submit to the court along with your assembled divorce judgment. There is a lot of information and so we need two videos to cover this...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about the additional court forms you will need to submit to the court when you submit your assembled divorce judgment. We are going to go over these additional forms one by one. We...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about what you do after the judge has signed your divorce judgment and you have received the judgment back from the court. Ed: Christina, what do I do after a judge has signed my...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to process a “true default” divorce case. Christina: Ed, can you describe situations where true default cases come up? Ed: Sure. Assume you want to process your divorce as an uncontested divorce, but...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about the additional court forms and the additional procedures you need to follow if you are processing a true default case instead of an uncontested case. Ed: For purposes of this video, we are...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about contested divorce cases. We have a series of videos on contested divorces. This first video is a brief introduction to contested divorce cases. Christina: At the start of my divorce, how do I...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to obtain temporary child custody orders using the Request For Order FL-300, which we also refer to as an RFO. Christina: Before you file your RFO FL-300 seeking temporary child custody orders,...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to obtain temporary child support orders, temporary spousal support orders, and an order for an award of attorney’s fees, using the Request For Oder FL-300. Ed: Christina, if I want a temporary...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about attending the FL-300 hearing and, after the hearing is over, drafting a court order that matches the decisions that the judge made during the hearing. Ed: Christina, how do I know the date,...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. This is our second video about how to use formal discovery to prepare for trial. In this video, we are going to talk about Requests for the Production of Documents, depositions, and subpoenas. Ed: Christina, what is a “Request For...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to talk about going to trial. Christina: Do the various counties have different local rules and procedures when comes to going to trial? Ed: Yes. First, I want to point out that very few cases actually go...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to talk about preparing a post-trial judgment. Ed: Christina, let’s assume I went to trial, and my spouse and I each presented our case to the judge, what happens next? Christina: At the conclusion of the trial,...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today’s video is an introduction regarding how to go about modifying an existing court order, which includes modifying orders set forth in a Judgment of Dissolution that the court previously issued. Ed: Christina, why would anyone want to modify a...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to talk in more detail about how to modify an existing spousal support order, as well as how to modify other types of court orders that we did not discuss in our previous video. Ed: Christina,...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to talk about various issues you need to know about when dealing with an FL-300 motion to modify an existing court order. Christina: Ed, what if I want to file a motion to modify child support...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. This is our first video in a series of videos that discuss how to get domestic violence restraining orders. In this initial video, we will talk about who can get domestic violence orders, the grounds for getting these kinds...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. In this video, we are going to talk about the court forms you need to fill out to start your application for domestic violence restraining orders under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. There is a lot to explain and...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to talk about violation of temporary restraining orders, how to cancel a domestic violence hearing, and how to respond when someone serves you with their application for a domestic violence restraining orders. Ed: Christina, let’s assume...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to talk about how to draft the DV-130 “Restraining Order After Hearing” form and how to serve the form on the other party. Ed: Christina, let’s assume I attended the hearing on my application for domestic...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. In this video, we are going to talk about other resources and a bit about ourselves. Christina: If you have questions that our videos and our website did not answer, free help is available. Most counties have a “Family Law...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, are going to talk about student loans. Student loans obtained before the date of marriage are the educated party’s separate debt because the loan was incurred before marriage. What about student loans incurred during the marriage? Christina: A general...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to discuss the differences between a divorce and an annulment. Christina: Some people file for a divorce and some file for an annulment. How is an annulment different from a divorce? Ed: A divorce judgment dissolves a...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. We are going to discuss the differences between a divorce and a legal separation. Christina: Some people file for a divorce and some file for a legal separation. Should people file for a divorce or a legal separation and what...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about the DissoMaster computer program that courts use to calculate temporary spousal support. Again, much of this information was covered in the videos about child support. We are going to be repeating information...
Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today, we are going to talk about how to file your FL-300 with the court clerk and how to serve your FL-300 after it has been filed. Christina: After I have completed my FL-300, what do I do? Ed: After you have...
Video Transcript Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. Today we are going to talk about settlement conferences. Ed: Christina, what is a settlement conference? Christina: Before you get to trial, you will attend a settlement conference at the court. During the settlement conference, the judge or court staff will...
Video Transcript Ed: Welcome to FreeDivorce.com. Christina: This is Christina. Ed: This is Ed. If you’re trying to get divorced without using a lawyer and you’re feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or discouraged, then this website is for you. The purpose of our website is to show people how to do their own divorce,...
