You have filed a divorce or paternity case in California. You might have even received orders for custody and visitation in your case. You are probably thinking that you do not need to do anything more on your case. Maybe you do not care if you actually are granted a divorce. In general the temporary orders granted during a pending case do not normally expire until changed, there are exceptions.

In California, all civil cases must generally be finished within five years of when they are filed.. If they are not, then they are dismissed. This can include all custody and visitation orders that you received in your case. You could be forced to start over again.

There are some exceptions, two of which are when the parties agree t extend the deadline or there are existing orders for support.

If you have issues regarding a California divorce, paternity custody or support case and wish to find out about your rights, feel free to contact Attorney Bradley Hochberg at the Law Offices of Bradley Hochberg in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, CA at (323) 722-8007 or www.bradleyhochberglaw.com or bdhesq@pacbell.net