Orange County Divorce Attorneys - New School or Old School?

Even in the world of divorce, you will find that there are all different types of Orange County divorce attorneys.  When you are looking for an attorney to represent you in your divorce case, you will probably need to decide what type of attorney you will hire.  You will need a person you can trust to take care of you and your needs and of course you will need an attorney that you can afford.

There are the “old school” attorneys who are not necessarily “old” in age, but have practiced in the family law area for more than 20 or 30 plus years.  Many Orange County divorce attorneys are considered “old school” because they have been practicing law a long time in the same area of law in the same Courthouse, and everyone knows their names.  The attorneys know and are friends with the Judges and Commissioners, the Judge’s clerks, filing clerks, bailiffs, and all the other staff of the County court who have also been working at the local courthouse for 20 plus years. Read more

Orange County Court Divorce - What To Expect

You are the Petitioner and you have filed the initial Summons and Petition for Dissolution in the Orange County Court.  Divorce proceedings have begun.  The next step is to serve the other party with the Summons and Petition for Dissolution and fill out a Proof of Service to file with the Court.  The Respondent files a Response to the Petition and serves you, the Petitioner, with the Response.  Either one of the parties can file an Order to Show Cause or Motion to resolve some initial issues such as interim Spousal Support and/or Child Support.  A Court date is set and both parties need to make an appearance. Read more