Law Office of Xochitl Anita Quezada
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Serving the Coachella Valley, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Hemet, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County and now Bankruptcy in the Los Angeles area.
Founded in 2007, the Law Office of Xochitl A. Quezada seeks to provide individuals with quality service throughout every step of their legal process. Our goal is to help you resolve the situation you are in with as little expense and emotional turmoil as possible. Ms. Quezada will evaluate your case to determine what options are available to you. We will advise you of your options, make a recommendation, but the choice is ultimately yours.
Ms. Quezada and her staff return phone calls in a timely manner. You can contact Ms. Quezada by sending an email to info_quezadalaw.com. You can also contact Ms. Quezada by calling her at (760) 674-1110.
Ms. Quezada handles a full range of family law issues such as divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support (alimony), prenuptial agreements, collaborative divorce, emancipation, and related family law matters. Given the complex nature of family law and its tendency to cross over into other matters, we provide legal services in business law, bankruptcy, and unlawful detainers as well. Our experience ranges from simple, uncontested divorces to more complex issues requiring litigation in Riverside County and San Bernadino County.
Compassionate
Two Locations
Xochitl understands you situation and can provide a compassionate, caring and knowledgable point of view. She has a degree in Psychology and has worked as a Social Worker for many years. In addition, she is a mother so she understands the importance of family and relationship dynamics.
Spanish Speaking Attorney!
Se Habla Espanol!
We now have two offices to serve you.
Family Law and Bankruptcy at our Coachella Valley location:
46100 Rubidoux Street Suite C-2
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 674-1110
Bankruptcy at our Los Angeles location:
115 E. Del Mar Blvd, Suite 407
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 502-7601
Divorce, Family Law and Bankruptcy
Xochitl Anita Quezada
Attorney at Law
Elia Quintana
Office Manager
Lizeth Torres
Legal Assistant
Lizeth has worked with the Law Office since 2007, her background is in legal and office processes.
High School diploma from Catherdral City High in 1996.
Bilingual English/Spanish
Xochitl opened her own law office in 2007. She has worked as an attorney in various capacities since 2004. Xochitl specializes in all aspects of Family Law including divorce, alimony, custody, support, seperation, guardianship, and prenuptials. Xochitl also has extensive experience in all forms of bankruptcy and business law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 2004, J.D. from New York Law School in 2002 and a B.A. in Psychology from UC Irvine in 1995.
Member of Desert Family Law Section, LA County Bar Association, State Bar of California and Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce.
Bilingual English/Spanish.
Elia has worked with the Law Office since 2007, her background is in business and operations.
Currently working on an MBA in Strategy from UC Riverside, Elia also has a BS in Business from UC Santa Barbara in 2004.
Member of UC Riverside MBA Alumni.
Ms. Quezada's goal is to help families and individuals meet their objectives and solve their legal issues through efficient, compassionate, and aggressive representation. Ms. Quezada has provided family law expertise to satisfied clients throughout Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
Individuals and families are now finding themselves in unprecedented financial difficulties. As a result of the deflated market, increased unemployment, and inflated gas prices, people are forced to consider bankruptcy as an option.
Ms. Quezada understands how stressful consumer debt can be, Our office can help you prevent foreclosures, lawsuits, and wage garnishments. There are three commonly used chapters, 7, 11, and 13.
Chapter 7 offers individuals, businesses, and corporations an opportunity to eradicate most of their debts and start fresh. Clients will be able to keep some property including homes, cars, and retirement accounts as long as they qualify. Chapter 7 clients have to qualify via a means test. Please call our office so we can determine whether you qualify.
Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 is a reorganization of your debts. These chapters are for clients who can make payments and have up to five years to do so. The client also has to qualify to file a Chapter 11 and Chapter 13.
Although bankruptcy is an emotionally difficult and painful process, Ms. Quezada will guide her clients every step of the way. To find out more about bankruptcy, please call the Law Office of Xochitl Quezada
The decision to divorce is a difficult one to make particularly if children are involved. Ms. Quezada can help you through this emotionally and financially demanding time as painlessly as possible. In any divorce, there are complex issues to sort out such as division of assets, division of debt, child custody and visitation challenges, spousal support, and others. Once a Petition for Dissolution is filed, parties can seek temporary orders. Such temporary orders range from child custody to temporary spousal support. Ms. Quezada will also evaluate whether it will be necessary to retain experts that range from forensic accountants or psychological evaluators. Ms. Quezada has the experience and knowledge to help your divorce proceed smoothly.
One of the many issues facing divorcing parents today is that of child custody. Once parents make a decision to allow the court to make an order regarding custody, many individuals become involved in the process. The initial custody order is based on the best interest of the child test pursuant to the California Family Code. In very simple terms, the court will base its decision on the health, welfare, and safety of the child. Once a parent requests a hearing for child custody, the parents are immediately ordered to attend a Parent Orientation Program in Riverside County. This is a class to explain the mediation process. At this class, parents are encouraged to reach a mutually agreed child custody agreement. In most cases, parents cannot agree and are then given a mediation date. At mediation, the parents speak to a court appointed mediator about their wishes for child custody. Based upon this interview, the mediator will either help the parties reach an agreement or in the alternative, make a recommendation to the court regarding visitation.
Ms. Quezada is experienced in handling the sensitive issues surrounding child custody. She will represent your interests. Based on her experience, Ms. Quezada will be forthright regarding your chances for sole legal and physical custody. In the county of Riverside, absent evidence of domestic violence or drug abuse, the courts encourage joint custody arrangements. Nevertheless, her goal is to obtain the optimal benefits for you and your family.
Ms. Quezada will guide you through the process in a reassuring manner. She carefully explains the rights, laws, and the legal procedures to each client, so that they fully understand their options.
She listens to your concerns so that she can accurately articulate and address your wishes to the court. Ms. Quezada is knowledgeable in all types of custody, visitation, and other issues. She can help you reach sound decisions that guard the future of your children and your relationships with them.
The state of California will not recognize a man as the father of a child if the parties are not married. For a court to make a child custody order for unmarried couples, a party has to file a paternity suit. A paternity suit is the method by which a court can recognize the man as a father and make orders thereon. If there is doubt regarding paternity, then either party can request DNA testing. Otherwise, if there is no question of paternity, the voluntary declaration of paternity signed at the hospital at the time of the childs birth can be used to persuasively demonstrate that the man is the father. Nonetheless, if there is no question as to paternity, then the voluntary declaration of paternity is not necessary.
After signing the voluntary declaration of paternity, the man can still contest paternity by requesting a DNA test. In order to request a DNA test, one of the parties, after filing a petition to establish paternity, will have to ask the court to order that the man take a DNA test. In the meantime, the court will most likely not order visitation pending the results.
Establishing paternity will affect many important and fundamental parental rights, primarily child support, custodial time, visitation, and even your attorneys fees.
If a spouse, a partner, or a relative is physically, emotionally, or verbally abusing you then you can apply for a restraining order to prevent this kind of abuse. If the court finds that there is sufficient evidence, based on the face of the complaint, then the court will grant a temporary restraining order. About three weeks later, you will have to attend a hearing where the court will determine whether there is enough evidence to grant a permanent restraining order for up to five years.
If you are granted a permanent restraining order, then the restrained person:
May not contact you.
Stay away from you, your family, or the people that live with you.
Move out of your home.
Pay child support or spousal support.
Obey child custody and visitation orders
Not be allowed to possess a weapon.
Once a restraining order is issued, only the judge is authorized to revise or terminate the order. If the restrained person violates the restraining order then you call the police and the restrained person may be charged with violating the restraining order.
A civil harassment restraining order differs from a domestic violence restraining order based on the relationship you have with the restrained person. In a domestic violence restraining order the restrained person is a spouse, a domestic partner, a girlfriend/boyfriend, or family member. Whereas in a civil harassment restraining order, the restrained person can be a co-worker, neighbor, acquaintance, etc.
The California Code of Civil Procedure defines harassment as either: 1) unlawful violence (assault, battery or stalking other than in self-defense of others); 2) credible threats of violence (a statement or course of conduct willfully placing another in fear for safety of self and family member; or 3) a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person that seriously alarms, annoys or harasses that person, serves no legitimate purpose and would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and in fact causes the victim to suffer such distress.
It is more difficult to obtain a civil harassment restraining order than a domestic violence restraining order. In a civil harassment restraining order you have to prove harassment by clear and convincing evidence. This is the highest burden of proof in civil court. This means that you need sufficient evidence in the form of witnesses or documents to prove your case.
In addition, the prevailing party may be entitled to costs and attorneys fees. This means that if you cannot prove by clear and convincing evidence that you are being harassed, you may have to pay the other persons attorneys fees and costs. An attorney can be helpful in avoiding any legal hurdles and ensure the victims case is properly and effectively presented before the court.
Making It Work
Clientconnect
Hummingbird
Riverside Courts
ClientConnect enables members of a firm to easily share resources and collaorate with clients or contacts through a secure web-based portal (extranet). This grants clients and contacts the lattitude to review and contribute to relevant matter developments, and helps to mitigate associated inefficiences related to time consuming communications.
Hummingbird is a credit counseling and education company. You can use this site to satisfy requirements for Credit Counseling Certification both before and after bankruptcy.
Visit the following link to check your case status through the Riverside County Court system.
Online Payments
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and Paypal. Call us and we will set you up to make an online payment.
February 23, 2010
Cirena Radio Show
Subject: Bankruptcy
1270KFUT.com
Indio, California
http://www.1270kfut.com
Xochitl will be a guest on the Cirenia radio show the topic will be Bankruptcy and Divorce.
January 15, 2009
New Office Grand Opening
Rubidoux Plaza
46100 Rubixoux Street Suite C2
http://www.quezadalaw.com
The Law Office of Xochitl Anita Quezada will make its big move from Palm Desert to Indio. We will have a larger office, closer proximity to the court house, and located in a new office building. This will allow us to better serve our clients.
October 21, 2009
Dia De La Mujer
Fiesta Mall
Indio, CA
http://1270kfut.com/diadelamujer
1270-AM La Voz talk show host Cirenia Guerrero will host the 1st annual Dia De La Mujer. Dia de la Mujer will be at the Fiesta Mall in Indio November 21st to empower women. This event provides information that will make a positive difference for women and their families by being a resource, an information hub and a network center. Dia de la Mujer will also raise money and create opportunities through scholarships for higher education. This one day event is Free!
Seminars every 30 minutes with guest speakers attorney Xochitl Quezada, actress Ruth Liver, Nutritionist Eujenia Malondado loss 10 pounds in 10 days. There will be a fashion show, music, make-overs, and prizes all day. Food and wine tasting proceeds will go to local students in the valley
The following is a video clip of the presentation given by Xochitl Anita Quezada at the Dia de la Mujer Conference on 11/21/09. The subject of her presentation was Balancing Family and Work.
This video is in Spanish.
Events
Bankruptcy Radio Show
1270 KFUT
New Office Opening
Rubidoux Plaza, Indio
Dia de la Mujer
Fiesta Mall, Indio
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This office is available to meet all of you Family Law, Divorce and Bankruptcy needs:Law Office of Xochitl Anita Quezada46-100 Rubidoux Street, Suite C2Indio, CA 92201(760) 674-1110 Office(760) 674-1117 Faxinfo_quezadalaw.com
This office is available to meet all of you Family Law, Divorce and Bankruptcy needs:
46-100 Rubidoux Street, Suite C2
(760) 674-1110 Office
(760) 674-1117 Fax
info_quezadalaw.com
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This office is available to meet all of your Bankruptcy needs:Law Office of Xochitl Anita Quezada115 East Del Mar Blvd, Suite 407Pasadena, CA 92201(626) 502-7601 Office(760) 674-1117 Faxinfo_quezadalaw.com
This office is available to meet all of your Bankruptcy needs:
115 East Del Mar Blvd, Suite 407
Pasadena, CA 92201
(626) 502-7601 Office
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