What is a Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order? A DV-TRO is a court order designed to protect you from abuse or threats of abuse from someone with whom you have a close relationship. For example, a DV-TRO can protect you from your spouse or registered domestic partner, your ex-spouse or ex-domestic partner, your current or …
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Background: Temporary and Long-Term Spousal Support As discussed in our prior blog post, a Court may award temporary spousal support during the pendency of divorce or legal separation proceedings before a final judgment is entered. The Court generally uses the Dissomaster software program to calculate temporary spousal support using the spouses’ respective incomes as the …
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What are Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders (ATROs)? In a divorce or legal separation case, the spouse who files the petition in court and has the other spouse served with the summons is called the “petitioner.” Once the summons is served, the petitioner is immediately subject to the automatic temporary restraining orders (also known as ATROs). …
Temporary Spousal Support California Family Code section 3600 gives the court authority to order temporary spousal support (also known as pendente lite support). Temporary spousal support is paid during divorce or legal separation proceedings before a final judgment is entered. In San Diego, temporary spousal support is generally calculated by using the Dissomaster software program, which bases …
