The Law Offices of Bruce W. Cozart is an exclusive San Diego County divorce and family law firm located in the heart of La Mesa, California. I have specialized in the practice of family law for over 30 years. Going through a divorce or other family law proceeding can be a very draining and stressful time in your life. I am here to help you get through this very difficult time in your life.
My goal is to provide you with competent guidance through this process, provide you with a thorough understanding of the legal issues and legal process, and to assist you in moving on with your life in a positive way. The law office of Bruce W. Cozart has the compassion and trial lawyer skills to tell your story to a jury. We will get to know you and your family so that we can help the jury understand what has happened to you and your family and how it has changed your lives.
Being in the situation I was in with a pending divorce, you were able to work out all of the details of my divorce settlement in a very favorable manner.
My goal is to provide you with competent guidance through this process, provide you with a thorough understanding of the legal issues and legal process, and to assist you in moving on with your life in a positive way. The law office of Bruce W. Cozart has the compassion and trial lawyer skills to tell your story to a jury. We will get to know you and your family so that we can help the jury understand what has happened to you and your family and how it has changed your lives.
Being in the situation I was in with a pending divorce, you were able to work out all of the details of my divorce settlement in a very favorable manner.
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A party who is the victim of domestic violence should seek immediate intervention from law enforcement to obtain an emergency protective order.
The party can then apply to the Court for a temporary and permanent restraining order depending upon the circumstances of the case.
The party requesting a permanent domestic restraining order will need to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that abuse has occurred as defined under the Family Code.
This mean that the party must show by credible and admissible evidence that there has been physical violence, stalking, sexual assault, harassment, obsessive texting or phone calls, or other conduct that is considered abuse under the Family Code.
The party can then apply to the Court for a temporary and permanent restraining order depending upon the circumstances of the case.
The party requesting a permanent domestic restraining order will need to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that abuse has occurred as defined under the Family Code.
This mean that the party must show by credible and admissible evidence that there has been physical violence, stalking, sexual assault, harassment, obsessive texting or phone calls, or other conduct that is considered abuse under the Family Code.
California is a no-fault divorce state.
This means that either party in a divorce case is entitled as a matter of law to have a divorce as long as certain jurisdictional requirements are met.
Neither party has the ability to prevent the other party from obtaining a divorce unless there are legal grounds for doing so.
A party does not need to provide a fault basis for divorce such as adultery or substance abuse.
A party is entitled to a divorce if there are irreconcilable differences in the marriage.
This means that either party in a divorce case is entitled as a matter of law to have a divorce as long as certain jurisdictional requirements are met.
Neither party has the ability to prevent the other party from obtaining a divorce unless there are legal grounds for doing so.
A party does not need to provide a fault basis for divorce such as adultery or substance abuse.
A party is entitled to a divorce if there are irreconcilable differences in the marriage.
Parents file paternity actions in cases in which they were never married, but they have one or more children together.
Parents will file what is commonly called a "paternity case" to obtain orders relating to custody, visitation, child support, name change, determination of paternity, and other related issues.
The mother or father has the ability to file a paternity action.
The non-custodial parent will normally not be able to obtain custody and visitation rights until paternity has been established.
Parents will file what is commonly called a "paternity case" to obtain orders relating to custody, visitation, child support, name change, determination of paternity, and other related issues.
The mother or father has the ability to file a paternity action.
The non-custodial parent will normally not be able to obtain custody and visitation rights until paternity has been established.
There are various ways to enforce existing orders if a party has failed to do something they have been ordered to do.
For example, the other parent may have failed to pay child support as ordered by the Court.
Your ex-spouse may not be paying the Court-ordered spousal support or has failed to maintain life insurance coverage that was ordered by the Court.
It is not uncommon for a party to wait for many years to collect unpaid child or spousal support because he/she does not know what to do.
A spouse may also seek an order enforcing property orders such as an order to sell real property or transfer an interest in a retirement plan.
For example, the other parent may have failed to pay child support as ordered by the Court.
Your ex-spouse may not be paying the Court-ordered spousal support or has failed to maintain life insurance coverage that was ordered by the Court.
It is not uncommon for a party to wait for many years to collect unpaid child or spousal support because he/she does not know what to do.
A spouse may also seek an order enforcing property orders such as an order to sell real property or transfer an interest in a retirement plan.
Bruce represented me in a very difficult and acrimonious divorce case.
I was highly impressed by the way that Bruce and his staff dealt with my wife and her attorney.
I hired Bruce as my attorney.
I finished my case feeling as though Bruce and his staff were family.
I could always call Bruce's office and have Dawn or Carrie help me with any questions I had.
More importantly, I always received a smiling face when I walked into Bruce's office.
I was more than pleased at the outcome of my case.
Bruce and his staff not only handled my case in the most competent manner possible, but they treated me with kindness and respect at all times.
I was highly impressed by the way that Bruce and his staff dealt with my wife and her attorney.
I hired Bruce as my attorney.
I finished my case feeling as though Bruce and his staff were family.
I could always call Bruce's office and have Dawn or Carrie help me with any questions I had.
More importantly, I always received a smiling face when I walked into Bruce's office.
I was more than pleased at the outcome of my case.
Bruce and his staff not only handled my case in the most competent manner possible, but they treated me with kindness and respect at all times.
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