Government
Jul. 19, 2014
Divorces taking longer to finalize in the state, attorneys and judges say
As backlogs continue to afflict California superior courts, divorcing couples must now wait half a year or more in some counties before finalizing their split.
By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
As backlogs continue to afflict California superior courts, divorcing couples must now wait half a year or more in some counties before finalizing their split.
The lag time has steadily mounted in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo and San Mateo counties, preventing some people from refinancing their homes or taking their children out of state while their dissolutions are pending...
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