Like many other states, California affords couples who want to live apart the option of pursuing a legal separation instead of a divorce. Probably the biggest difference between a legal separation and a divorce is that, in the case of a legal separation, the couple...
Obtaining a temporary or permanent spousal support order
Spousal support is a court-ordered certain amount of support money that one legally separated partner must pay the other each month. This support is also known as alimony. In California, in order for the court to order spousal support, there must be an established...