Legal Question in Family Law in California
I live in California and divorced. The divorce spells out that I need to pay my ex monies each month for her and her daughter's health insurance ($683). She just inherited a estate valued at $4.5 million and combined with her estate $5.9 million. My net worth is minus $0. My net income is less than $2000 a month (mortgage industry). If I miss the payment that is due Oct 20th, I will get a email from her attornye threateing to file a Contempt Of Court.
Question: If they file a Contempt, how long does it usually take to get into Court.
If I file a Order To Show Cause after I am served, would this order go into the same Court, so that the Judge who is looking at the Contempt could rule on the Order to Show Cause.
1 Answer from Attorneys
You need to file an OSC to modify right away. Back support with interest continues to accrue even though you're entitled to a reduction in support, until you file. Once you file, the change is retroactive to when you filed, but not before.
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