What is the name of your state? CA
My wife of 25 years has filed for a legal separation. She says she doesn't want a divorce but needs me to understand the seriousness of our issues.
In CA I have 30 days to file my Response. We are trying to reconcile and we see each other regularly.
This makes my Respnse and the next steps a bit tricky because I don't want to make issues on things while were working on our marriage but I don't want to give up any rights.
I have delayed getting an attorney involved so far becasue I know that some of my decisions not to take issue with her position will be challenged by my attorney.
I would like to file my Response with court myself but I am not sure if I need to mark all boxes on the form which her attorney has marked.
She has marked a request for Spousal Support which I don't take issue with but in my Response should check the box or leave it blank.
Similarly she has checked the box requesting me to pay attorney fees. While I don't like this because we decided to split my pay 50/50 while we figure this out again I won't take issue with it but can I leave the box unchecked.
We have a Case Classification Conference scheduled for November and my guess is that by then we will have a better feel for possible reconciliation.
So, must the form be filled out completely with a choice on all items or can I simply Respond and not forfiet my rights to be part of the process as we move through next steps.
Thanks to anyone who can help, and I will likely get an attorney to shadow my actions while we work on reconciliation.
My wife of 25 years has filed for a legal separation. She says she doesn't want a divorce but needs me to understand the seriousness of our issues.
In CA I have 30 days to file my Response. We are trying to reconcile and we see each other regularly.
This makes my Respnse and the next steps a bit tricky because I don't want to make issues on things while were working on our marriage but I don't want to give up any rights.
I have delayed getting an attorney involved so far becasue I know that some of my decisions not to take issue with her position will be challenged by my attorney.
I would like to file my Response with court myself but I am not sure if I need to mark all boxes on the form which her attorney has marked.
She has marked a request for Spousal Support which I don't take issue with but in my Response should check the box or leave it blank.
Similarly she has checked the box requesting me to pay attorney fees. While I don't like this because we decided to split my pay 50/50 while we figure this out again I won't take issue with it but can I leave the box unchecked.
We have a Case Classification Conference scheduled for November and my guess is that by then we will have a better feel for possible reconciliation.
So, must the form be filled out completely with a choice on all items or can I simply Respond and not forfiet my rights to be part of the process as we move through next steps.
Thanks to anyone who can help, and I will likely get an attorney to shadow my actions while we work on reconciliation.