Best Family Law Attorneys in Torrance, CA

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO SETTLE. WHEN A CASE IS SETTLED, THE PARTIES CONTROL THEIR LIVES. IF A CASE GOES TO TRIAL, THE COURT CONTROLS THEIR LIVES AND WILL TELL THEM THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE.

IT ACTUALLY IS A COMBINATION OF BOTH. IN ORDER TO SETTLE, YOU HAVE TO GATHER ALL OF THE FACTS WHICH WILL BE USED IN SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND THE SAME FACTS WOULD BE USED IN TRIAL IF NO SETTLEMENT IS REACHED.

IF IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT MEDIATION WILL NOT WORK, I WILL TERMINATE IT. MANY TIMES, HOWEVER, WE MAY RE-VISIT MEDIATION LATER IN THE CASE WHEN EMOTIONS CALM DOWN

IN MY PRACTICE, I DO NOT GIVE ADVICE ON WHETHER A PERSON SHOULD FILE IMMEDIATELY AS THIS IS A PERSONAL DECISION. I DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS OF FILING IMMEDIATELY BUT THE ULTIMATE DECISION WILL BE MADE BY THE CLIENT.

IF THE SPOUSE IS A W-2 EMPLOYEE, AN INCOME WITHHOLDING ORDER CAN BE SERVED ON THE EMPLOYER WHO THEN IS OBLIGATED TO DEDUCT THE SUPPORT FROM THE PAYCHECK AND MAIL IT TO THE RECIPIENT. NON-PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT IS ENFORCEABLE BY CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS WHERE JAIL IS A POSSIBILITY. A PARTY CAN AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE FREE SERVICES OF THE LOCAL CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCY.