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California Bifurcation Of Marital Status Forms With Divorce Decree
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How to fill out California Bifurcation Of Status Of Marriage Or Domestic Partnership - Attachment - Family Law?
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Even with a Motion for Bifurcation you cannot divorce any sooner than six months after your separation date. Before you can file a Motion for Bifurcation you must file a preliminary Declaration of Disclosure on the other party. Once that is complete, you can move forward to request the bifurcation.
Fortunately, California's Family Code provides an alternative option: Courts may allow parties to request a bifurcation, which essentially gives the Court the leeway to grant a divorce before other outstanding issues are resolved. Bifurcation is the separation of one or more issues in a case.
In? ?California,? ?you? ?have to wait at least six months after the Petition for Dissolution was served before you can request a bifurcation of marital status. If you file a motion sooner, it will likely be denied or, if granted, your status won't legally change until the waiting period is over.
How Do I Ask for a Bifurcated Divorce? The spouse seeking to bifurcate the divorce proceeding must petition the court after the six-month waiting period ends. Before the court grants a motion for bifurcation, the petitioning party must file a preliminary Declaration of Disclosure with the court.
Disadvantages. Unresolved Issues Persist: Bifurcate divorce may inadvertently extend the duration of residual disputes, such as property distribution, child custody, and spousal support, due to the segmented nature of the process.