Law Offices of Brian I. Tatarian

Six months is the waiting period under California law, meaning that marital status can be terminated no earlier than six and a half months after the date the Summons was served by the Petitioner to the Respondent. The divorce/dissolution is initiated by filing a Summons and Petition. The Petitioner is the person who files the lawsuit. The opposing party is called the Respondent, and this will be true regardless of which party brings an issue before the Court and requests an order. If there are children from the marriage, a Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJEA) must be filed with the Summons and Petition for Dissolution. This paper will identify the children, where they have lived for the past five years, any prior custody cases, any family law or criminal restraining orders, and if there are any other people claiming children’s custodial rights. The Court will issue a Notice of Calendar Setting when the divorce action is filed. This will set the case for the Status Conference. A Status Conference is an administrative hearing by the Court where the parties or sometimes their attorneys, if the parties are represented, give the Court an update on the current status of the case. This includes when the dissolution was filed and served to the respondent. Status Conferences will be scheduled until the Court has issued a judgment of dissolution.

Brian Tatarian has a positive reputation as a divorce attorney, focused on child custody cases. Clients appreciate how he and his staff are professional, reliable, understanding and personal. In one review, a client says that Tatarian and his staff assisted him through a tough child custody and technical support problem and the result was very positive in both cases. Only one review raised a negative observation from a client who said that his ex-partner and her lawyer were unreasonable, demanding. Although Tatarian's knowledge of family law was very helpful, work with the opposing side dragged the case. Some clients said that getting a fair settlement took longer than they had expected. However, the typical view was "excellent" of a communicative and supportive office. Although clients said that the office is busy, they still usually got texts and phone calls answered promptly, unlike in many other family law offices. Some clients felt that the office understood their problems and was determined to help them get to a good place. The vast majority of clients had both child custody and divorce cases in which the office helped them get to the result they wanted from the case. That achievement showed to them that the office was hard-working and cared about the client experience and project outcome. If Brian Tatarian had not been able to help clients, and do it in a way that made their lives better, then few clients would be likely to say the office was excellent.