California Do-It-Yourself Divorce Class Features
Our online on-demand divorce classes to easily, quickly, and affordably get legally divorced in California. Each class includes step-by-step instructions that lead you and your spouse through the uncontested divorce process from start to finish. Our videos and written lessons tell you exactly which forms to complete and file with your local family court clerk, how to serve or exchange your legal papers with your spouse, and the exact order to follow when preparing, signing, filing, serving, and exchanging all of the documents you need to get a final divorce decree or "Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage" from the California Superior Court, Family Law Divisions. Our classes take the guess work out of doing your own divorce and include all of the following features. (If yours is a contested divorce, visit our Individual Divorce Class Lessons to find lessons best suited to your situation.)
Online On-Demand How-to Videos
Our 23 online on-demand "how-to" videos show you exactly how to fill out each section and every line on more than 23 different California Judicial Council Family Law forms used to get legally divorced with minor children in California. An additional 17 videos show couples without minor children exactly how to get an uncontested divorce. You can logon anytime, anywhere and watch the videos without downloading software. Videos range in length from 3 to 17 minutes and include instructions for completing some of the most difficult divorce forms like the Income Withholding Order-Notice for Support (IWO) (FL-195), Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150), and Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage (FL-180). All videos are self paced so you can pause, rewind, fast forward, and replay each video as many times as necessary to complete your legal divorce forms. New videos are always being added to our collection to enhance our classes and make your divorce as easy as possible.
Step-by-step Written Instructions
There are 4 core lessons in each of our divorce classes. Each lesson includes more than 25 different pages of detailed written instructions that tell you and your spouse exactly how to begin the divorce process, respond to a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, exchange declarations, finalize your divorce, and get a court endorsed Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage ("Divorce Decree"). All of our instructions are broken down into easy to follow sections including: "Getting Started", "Creating the Caption", "Filling out the Form", and "Wrapping Up" and include the blank legal forms required in the lesson and sample completed forms that show you what the forms should look like once they are filled out. You may use our written instructions with or instead of the divorce videos as they serve to provide you with multiple ways to learn. All lessons are accessible online 24/7 and are self paced so you can complete them in an hour, day, week, or month - whichever time frame is best suited to your schedule and preferences.
Blank California Divorce Forms
All of the blank California Judicial Council family law forms that you need to get an uncontested divorce are included in our classes and may be filled out online with Adobe Acrobat Reader or printed and completed by hand. Links to the forms are conveniently included in our written instructions and on our divorce video pages so all you need to do is point and click on the forms you need to complete a specific lesson. You may also search for forms in our Blank Forms Library.
Sample Completed California Divorce Forms
Samples of every legal form required to get an uncontested California divorce, with or without kids, are included in our classes so you can use them as references while filling out your own forms. The samples show you what your forms should look like when you finish the lessons. Several variations of completed forms are available to fit the differing needs of couples. For example there are 5 different samples of the "Spousal, Partner, or Family Support Order Attachment" (FL-343) that show you what the form should look like if you will be paying, receiving, or waiving support, and if you considered the marital standard of living or Family Code section 4320 factors. We simplify these otherwise confusing items.
California Family Court Directory
Our California Family Court Directory gives you easy access to the branch names, addresses, phone numbers, and website links for all of the California family courts where divorce actions may be filed. And, if you don't know where to file your divorce, you can click on our link to the California Courts zip code tool and find the right court using your or your spouse's residence zip code.
California Local Court Rules
Easily accessible web links or downloadable copies of every county's local family court's rules are included in our classes. You can review your court's specific requirements, like the number of copies that must be filed, whether you need to double hole punch your legal papers, and if there are any other forms required to get divorced in your county.
Thursday Tutoring Sessions
Because each divorce and every couple getting divorced are unique, questions about the legal process or forms may arise while you are taking our divorce classes. If they do, you can subscribe to our Thursday Tutoring Sessions and submit any and all of your procedural and technical questions online and get answers from an experienced, California family law attorney during a tele-conference or webinar every Thursday. (This service is included only in the Gold and Platinum subscriptions.)
Legal Answers and Advice from an Experienced California Family Law Attorney
Whether yours is a simple or complex divorce, it is probable that you will have questions about the major decisions you are making. You may have questions about child custody, visitation, support, and property division. You may also want to know how your decisions could be viewed by a Judge and whether California family law allows you to waive certain rights, like a child's right to support. If questions like these or any others about your individual case arise, answers and advice from a licensed and experienced California family law attorney are just a phone call away. Telephone conferences of any length and frequency may be scheduled and paid for with your credit card or PayPal account and your legal conversations can take place anywhere in the state. When you register for our Platinum level classes, one thirty-minute telephone conversation is included. If you are not a Platinum student, you may still schedule individual calls anytime without paying a retainer or signing a long-term contract. If you live in the San Francisco bay area you may also schedule personal meetings with Helene Taylor, Esq. Legal answers and advice are conveniently available without any strings attached to help you complete your do-it-yourself divorce.
