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The 01 Non-Immigrant Visa for Extraordinary Abilities: The Critical Information You Must Know
What is the 0-1 Visa? The 0-1 visa is a short-term, non-immigrant employment visa for those with extraordinary abilities. The O-1A visa is for people with an extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business or athletics. You must be one of the top people in your field. It’s not enough to just work in the…
Read MoreCan Your Ex’s Post-Divorce Cohabitation Get You Off the Hook for Alimony in California?
Must I Continue Alimony Payments if My Ex Moves in with a Significant Other? When you divorced, you may have been ordered to pay some form of spousal support, commonly referred to as alimony. Typically, the court order builds in an end date to support payments unless the court granted your ex-spouse permanent spousal support.…
Read MoreThe Ins and Outs of California Family Law Attorney Fees
You may need a California family attorney for any number of issues such as divorce, child custody and visitation, premarital or postmarital agreements, child support or spousal support. All of these issues are already fraught with anxiety, so you don’t need uncertainty about attorney fees to add to your worries. To help you communicate with…
Read MoreHow to Get a Green Card Through Consular Processing
You can apply for permanent US residency (a green card) either when you are in the United States or in your home country. If you apply while outside the United States, the application will be handled primarily by the US embassy or consulate closest to you. This is called consular processing. With consular processing you…
Read MoreHow to Establish Legal Parentage or Paternity in California
California law presumes that when married people or registered domestic partners have a child, the spouses or partners are the child’s parents. There is no need to do anything to establish legal parentage. But if the parents were not married or in a registered domestic partnership when the mother became pregnant or when the child…
Read MoreThe Importance of Family Code Section 4320 Factors Rule to Your Spousal Support Order
A California family court will sometimes order spousal support, commonly referred to as alimony, when issuing a divorce order. Though the judge has flexibility in making their decision, they must make it based on the factors outlined in Family Code Section 4320. The Factors the Divorce Judge Must Consider Family Code Section 4320 factors include:…
Read MoreSpecial Immigrant Juvenile Status: Quick Green Card for Abused, Neglected or Abandoned Children in California
Children who are not citizens and who have been abused, neglected or abandoned are particularly vulnerable. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) enables them to quickly get a green card giving them permanent residence in the United States. It’s far from an easy process, however, and to increase your chances, you will want to get the…
Read MoreWhat You Can Do if Your Spouse is Hiding Income or Assets During Divorce
Do you think your spouse has been acting cagey since the two of you have been considering divorce? California is a community property state, which means with some exceptions such as inheritances, income earned, and assets accumulated during the marriage are split evenly in the event of divorce. It is irrelevant that one spouse may…
Read MoreCan a Parent Move a Child Against the Other Parent’s Wishes?
What you Need to Know about California Move Away Orders When people reach a child custody agreement, they often do not anticipate that one of the parents may want to move with the child at a later date. Usually, when a parent wants to move away with a child, it is because of an important…
Read MoreThe Basics of Applying for U.S. Citizenship
The path to U.S. citizenship is paved in red tape and fraught with possible missteps. If you take a wrong turn, you may lose your chance to become a U.S. citizen. If you plan to apply for U.S. citizenship, it is the greater part of wisdom to hire an experienced, successful immigration attorney who will…
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