Court assistance for Legal advice

Some of us are even happier. It can be a relief when parents finally make the decision to divorce or to separate after they had been fighting for so long. For more information about the court process,parents may seek assistance through their local court.

In addition to the family court services departments, courts have self-help centers or family law facilitators who may help parents with the paperwork required and answer questions about child support and other issues. While they are not allowed to provide legal advice, they are able to assist parents with information about the family law legal process. Also, if you need assistance in getting a child support order, changing the amount, or help collecting child support,services are available through the local child support agency. These agencies are located in each county to provide services to parents. They are not a part of the court, but a governmental agency that provides services to either parent. You can get more information on these services and how to applyat the California Department of Child Support Services website. I would highly recommend that if you hit a rough spot,that you go back through mediation, try to work it out. If that doesn't work, come back to court. A bench officer is here to help you work out your problems in the best interest of your children. Our daughter has grown up.  She's graduated from college.

We both went down and attended her graduation and sat by each other,and we were both mutually excited and proud, and… you know, and good friends. And I think at the end, you know, we kind of did a fist bump and said, "Good job.  Good job. "I wouldn't be able to keep doing it if everything always ended the way parents see it on the way in. I keep holding on to the way the parents see it on the way out. They'll let me know, "Wow, what a difference this made having you here. "And letting them know that, "Hey, you guys can have this type of communication outside. "They get really excited about their children,they get focused on their children, and it's not about the fighting anymore. It's about we need to help our children. I realized that after my graduation ceremony i had to say hi and take pictures with both of my families,so I asked both families to come to the same spot on the field. So after we threw up our caps we walked over to where I was meeting my family, and both of them were there. Before you know it, after we took some pictures, my parents were mingling,my mom and my dad's family were mingling, and vice-versa, and it was just…it was a relief to me to actually see them together. One big thing that I really wanted out of this was a picture with just my mom and my dad,because the last time I can remember taking a picture with both of them was maybe when I was 3 or 4 years old, and I've cherished that picture and I really would like a few more to have.

So that day she asked my dad to go step in the picture with my mom,and he came up to me with a smile on his face and said,"Hey, would you like a picture with all three of us?" And I almost cried right there.