Law Office of A. Stephen Rocha, CFLS

12/14/2022

Another great outcome based on had work and professionalism.

Wife files request of the court to enforce an alleged written agreement for spousal support and demands that husband pay $32,828.65 in spousal support arrears. Husband hires Attorney A. Stephen Rocha to represent him in his divorce case and defend him against wife's request for spousal support and t...

01/16/2020

Continuing Education Certification Time - Every three years licensed attorneys in California are required to certify that they have completed the minimum of 25 credit hours of continuing education. However, we always strive for excellence and high standards at the Law Office of A. Stephen Rocha. This certification period ending this February of 2020, Attorney Stephen Rocha has already logged 53.5 credit hours for this certification period, more than double the minimum requirement.

01/02/2020

While serving a valuable purpose, the process to get restraining orders can be easily abused. Here we successfully fought to get restraining orders denied based on the requesting party misleading the court in trying to deny father his legal rights. We fight for your rights.

06/02/2019

Sooner or later, we are going to get you...

Husband refused to share insurance proceeds with Wife after a fire of a community rental property. Husband argued that he needed the funds to pay ongoing expen

05/30/2019

Another Great 5 Star Yelp Review. Thank you Nahn N.!

04/29/2019

Does your Divorce Attorney get you these results?

    After a year of trial, the Court grants the relief requested by Wife, represented by Attorney, A. Stephen Rocha, as to multiple issues befor

02/24/2019

We specialize in military divorces: SERVICE MEMBER GETS STAY AS ATTORNEY FAILS TO UNDERSTAND MILITARY LAW
https://www.rochafamilylaw.com/single-post/2019/02/23/SERVICE-MEMBER-GETS-STAY-AS-ATTORNEY-FAILS-TO-UNDERSTAND-MILITARY-LAW

09/14/2018

Real Question of the Day from an online consult:

I have a son with a learning disability and is a senior in high school. Can I file for child support? In addition my ex is order to pay alimony until either party dies or I remarry and he is constantly late. I have advanced melanoma so I really need his payments on time so I can pay my medical bills for treatment. Can I file a contempt on the alimony?

Our Answer:

You can file for child support, but you may not win. The actual standard is that your child must not be capable of supporting himself. A learning disability in general will not usually meet the test for adult child support.

As for the alimony, a wage garnishment with an arrears order from the court may be better than contempt unless he actually has the funds to satisfy his arrears in full. Contempt is a costly and complicated criminal proceeding that definitely requires an attorney in my opinion. If you can get relief by other means as noted, I would do that first, as contempt may not get you the relief you actually need.

09/10/2018

The Law Office of A. Stephen Rocha is one of the most competent attorneys in San Diego County to handle difficult high conflict and complex family law matters. Attorney Stephen Rocha is a California State Bar Certified Specialist in Family Law. With over two decades of experience as a divorce attorney, he has a County wide reputation as one of the most aggressive litigators in family law. You can find out more information at www.rochafamilylaw.com.

09/09/2018

Client Testimonial: Stephen, first thank you for being such an AMAZING lawyer for my husband and I. Thanks to him we now have more custody and a better balance with our entire situation. He was there for us through every single step of the way, with all the many questions we had for him and gave us the answers we needed and overall made us feel at ease. Handled everything we needed done for us and went above and beyond to make sure that we were satisfied with everything going on. Got to know about him as a person as well and that made us feel extremely comfortable with him. Couldn't thank him enough for all the time and effort he put into us and our case! We will definitely be back to him. Karin K., San Diego, CA. 2018-01-03

09/09/2018

August 21, 2018. Wife's Refusal to Work Met With Imputation of Income and Substantial Reduction in Spousal Support.

Wife claimed that she could not return back to work based on her argument that her at home employment required special living arrangements.  The court found tha...

09/09/2018

August 16, 2018. Ex-Husband and His Counsel Meet Court Orders of Over $11,000 in Arrears and $5,000 in Attorneys Fees Based on Delay and Tactics.

Ex-Husband and his attorney enged in numerous delay tactics including misrepresentations to the court in pleadings and meritless legal claims for sanctions agai...