I’m going through a divorce case. My wife had filed it, it was in orange county. I had an attorney, recommended by a friend, whose practice is based in LA. The court will be in Orange. But would it matter if your attorney business is based in LA or Orange county?

I am 18 and I currently live with my grandmother. I live in a small town in south eastern Alaska. When I was 14 my parents divorced and my father moved to Juneau and I moved with my mom and brother to Irvine, CA. About a year ago I told my mom I wanted to move home to be with family and friends. I was homesick. And I felt as if I didn’t fit in with Orange County culture. I’m Alaskan! So I went to live with my grandmother. I was going to school but finished early this year. When I first moved back to Alaska we got along great and it was so nice to be back. But now all we do is fight. She told me the other day that she doesn’t trust me anymore because I lied to her once when she was visiting us in CA when I was 15. I’m gay but I wasn’t out at the time (I came out at 16) and I told her I was going to a girls house to do a project when I really was going to my boyfriends house. I don’t know why, but I told her the truth a few months ago, because I felt I could tell her anything. So she’s mad at me for something that happened years ago. And now she told some of the family she can’t trust me because she always thought I told her the truth about everything. Then she told me she’s giving me until the end of the month to find a job to pay board. Well there’s no work in this little town right now, but I’m trying my hardest. I’ve applied to 8 different places, it’s not my fault they’re not calling me. It takes time here because there are more people than jobs, but she doesn’t seem to understand. Now she’s getting after me to clean my room. But it is clean; I just have a lot of stuff, including a lot of clothes and not a lot of room. I feel like she treats me like a little kid. She yells all the time over everything. She also seems to hate my friends, which I don’t understand, because they’re all nice and respectful to her. She says my best friend Allie dresses like a slut and my other friends have pathetic lives. She also yells at me when I’m in town after dark because I might get beaten up for being gay. Well I’m a masculine guy and I work out and can take care of myself, and I’m usually with a group of friends and everyone that’s younger knows me, so how could that happen?! She’s always calling my father and stepmother names and telling me how horrible they are, which bugs me. But if I stick up for them she yells even more. She tells me that my parents should have sent her money to take care of me, which they didn’t, and that’s not my fault. I was a kid. Although my father did send me 0 sometimes to buy myself some stuff. Everything about me seems to bother her. She’s hates my clothes. She hates my hair. She hates that I take a lot of time in the bathroom in the morning. She gets mad at me because I don’t agree with everything she says or believes in. She gets mad because I seem to get along with my aunt more than her (which is because my aunt listens to me). She gets mad because she says I don’t do enough around the house. But I tell her I will do anything she wants, just to ask and I’ll do it. I can’t read minds! She’s always telling me to go back to California and live with my mother because she can’t put up with me. I don’t know what to do. How can I fix this? I want the relationship I used to have with my grandmother. Or should I just go back to California even though I feel as if I don’t fit in there? What do I do? Thanks for your time. –Jordan-

I am 18 and I currently live with my grandmother. I live in a small town in south eastern Alaska. When I was 14 my parents divorced and my father moved to Juneau and I moved with my mom and brother to Irvine, CA. About a year ago I told my mom I wanted to move home to be with family and friends. I was homesick. And I felt as if I didn’t fit in with Orange County culture. I’m Alaskan! So I went to live with my grandmother. I was going to school but finished early this year. When I first moved back to Alaska we got along great and it was so nice to be back. But now all we do is fight. She told me the other day that she doesn’t trust me anymore because I lied to her once when she was visiting us in CA when I was 15. I’m gay but I wasn’t out at the time (I came out at 16) and I told her I was going to a girls house to do a project when I really was going to my boyfriends house. I don’t know why, but I told her the truth a few months ago, because I felt I could tell her anything. So she’s mad at me for something that happened years ago. And now she told some of the family she can’t trust me because she always thought I told her the truth about everything. Then she told me she’s giving me until the end of the month to find a job to pay board. Well there’s no work in this little town right now, but I’m trying my hardest. I’ve applied to 8 different places, it’s not my fault they’re not calling me. It takes time here because there are more people than jobs, but she doesn’t seem to understand. Now she’s getting after me to clean my room. But it is clean; I just have a lot of stuff, including a lot of clothes and not a lot of room. I feel like she treats me like a little kid. She yells all the time over everything. She also seems to hate my friends, which I don’t understand, because they’re all nice and respectful to her. She says my best friend Allie dresses like a **** and my other friends have pathetic lives. She also yells at me when I’m in town after dark because I might get beaten up for being gay. Well I’m a masculine guy and I work out and can take care of myself, and I’m usually with a group of friends and everyone that’s younger knows me, so how could that happen?! She’s always calling my father and stepmother names and telling me how horrible they are, which bugs me. But if I stick up for them she yells even more. She tells me that my parents should have sent her money to take care of me, which they didn’t, and that’s not my fault. I was a kid. Although my father did send me 0 sometimes to buy myself some stuff. Everything about me seems to bother her. She’s hates my clothes. She hates my hair. She hates that I take a lot of time in the bathroom in the morning. She gets mad at me because I don’t agree with everything she says or believes in. She gets mad because I seem to get along with my aunt more than her (which is because my aunt listens to me). She gets mad because she says I don’t do enough around the house. But I tell her I will do anything she wants, just to ask and I’ll do it. I can’t read minds! She’s always telling me to go back to California and live with my mother because she can’t put up with me. I don’t know what to do. How can I fix this? I want the relationship I used to have with my grandmother. Or should I just go back to California even though I feel as if I don’t fit in there? What do I do? Thanks for your time. –Jordan-

Um I need some help, here’s a little background info. so hopefully you can give me some advice. I went to a private school until i was 13 and in 8th grade. i was one of the most popular girl in the school, had loads of friends, and was very happy. But then my parents got divorced and i had to move to a new school in a new, snotty, beach town in orange county (think laguna beach but worse). it has been 3 years since i moved. i only made one close friend but she ditched me. i feel like i have grown to become more mature than my peers and i am not interested in their dumb drama- who hooked up with who, etc. i really couldn’t care less. i don’t know how i’m going to handle this last year of highschool can anyone give me any tips? and my school is very cliquey. the people are so snobbish. i don’t know what to do. i get along so much better with adults. i feel like im a 30 year old trapped in a 16 year old right now it’s so frustrating what do i do?

I am 18 and I currently live with my grandmother. I live in a small town in south eastern Alaska. When I was 14 my parents divorced and my father moved to Juneau and I moved with my mom and brother to Irvine, CA. About a year ago I told my mom I wanted to move home to be with family and friends. I was homesick. And I felt as if I didn’t fit in with Orange County culture. I’m Alaskan! So I went to live with my grandmother. I was going to school but finished early this year. When I first moved back to Alaska we got along great and it was so nice to be back. But now all we do is fight. She told me the other day that she doesn’t trust me anymore because I lied to her once when she was visiting us in CA when I was 15. I’m gay but I wasn’t out at the time (I came out at 16) and I told her I was going to a girls house to do a project when I really was going to my boyfriends house. I don’t know why, but I told her the truth a few months ago, because I felt I could tell her anything. So she’s mad at me for something that happened years ago. And now she told some of the family she can’t trust me because she always thought I told her the truth about everything. Then she told me she’s giving me until the end of the month to find a job to pay board. Well there’s no work in this little town right now, but I’m trying my hardest. I’ve applied to 8 different places, it’s not my fault they’re not calling me. It takes time here because there are more people than jobs, but she doesn’t seem to understand. Now she’s getting after me to clean my room. But it is clean; I just have a lot of stuff, including a lot of clothes and not a lot of room. I feel like she treats me like a little kid. She yells all the time over everything. She also seems to hate my friends, which I don’t understand, because they’re all nice and respectful to her. She says my best friend Allie dresses like a slut and my other friends have pathetic lives. She also yells at me when I’m in town after dark because I might get beaten up for being gay. Well I’m a masculine guy and I work out and can take care of myself, and I’m usually with a group of friends and everyone that’s younger knows me, so how could that happen?! She’s always calling my father and stepmother names and telling me how horrible they are, which bugs me. But if I stick up for them she yells even more. She tells me that my parents should have sent her money to take care of me, which they didn’t, and that’s not my fault. I was a kid. Although my father did send me 0 sometimes to buy myself some stuff. Everything about me seems to bother her. She’s hates my clothes. She hates my hair. She hates that I take a lot of time in the bathroom in the morning. She gets mad at me because I don’t agree with everything she says or believes in. She gets mad because I seem to get along with my aunt more than her (which is because my aunt listens to me). She gets mad because she says I don’t do enough around the house. But I tell her I will do anything she wants, just to ask and I’ll do it. I can’t read minds! She’s always telling me to go back to California and live with my mother because she can’t put up with me. I don’t know what to do. How can I fix this? I want the relationship I used to have with my grandmother. Or should I just go back to California even though I feel as if I don’t fit in there? What do I do? Thanks for your time. –Jordan-

Um I need some help, here’s a little background info. so hopefully you can give me some advice. I went to a private school until i was 13 and in 8th grade. i was one of the most popular girl in the school, had loads of friends, and was very happy. But then my parents got divorced and i had to move to a new school in a new, snotty, beach town in orange county (think laguna beach but worse). it has been 3 years since i moved. i only made one close friend but she ditched me. i feel like i have grown to become more mature than my peers and i am not interested in their dumb drama- who hooked up with who, etc. i really couldn’t care less. i don’t know how i’m going to handle this last year of highschool can anyone give me any tips? and my school is very cliquey. the people are so snobbish. i don’t know what to do. i get along so much better with adults. i feel like im a 30 year old trapped in a 16 year old right now it’s so frustrating what do i do?

Um I need some help, here’s a little background info. so hopefully you can give me some advice. I went to a private school until i was 13 and in 8th grade. i was one of the most popular girl in the school, had loads of friends, and was very happy. But then my parents got divorced and i had to move to a new school in a new, snotty, beach town in orange county (think laguna beach but worse). it has been 3 years since i moved. i only made one close friend but she ditched me. i feel like i have grown to become more mature than my peers and i am not interested in their dumb drama- who hooked up with who, etc. i really couldn’t care less. i don’t know how i’m going to handle this last year of highschool can anyone give me any tips? and my school is very cliquey. the people are so snobbish. i don’t know what to do. i get along so much better with adults. i feel like im a 30 year old trapped in a 16 year old right now it’s so frustrating what do i do?

Um I need some help, here’s a little background info. so hopefully you can give me some advice. I went to a private school until i was 13 and in 8th grade. i was one of the most popular girl in the school, had loads of friends, and was very happy. But then my parents got divorced and i had to move to a new school in a new, snotty, beach town in orange county (think laguna beach but worse). it has been 3 years since i moved. i only made one close friend but she ditched me. i feel like i have grown to become more mature than my peers and i am not interested in their dumb drama- who hooked up with who, etc. i really couldn’t care less. i don’t know how i’m going to handle this last year of highschool can anyone give me any tips? and my school is very cliquey. the people are so snobbish. i don’t know what to do. i get along so much better with adults. i feel like im a 30 year old trapped in a 16 year old right now it’s so frustrating what do i do?

Um I need some help, here’s a little background info. so hopefully you can give me some advice. I went to a private school until i was 13 and in 8th grade. i was one of the most popular girl in the school, had loads of friends, and was very happy. But then my parents got divorced and i had to move to a new school in a new, snotty, beach town in orange county (think laguna beach but worse). it has been 3 years since i moved. i only made one close friend but she ditched me. i feel like i have grown to become more mature than my peers and i am not interested in their dumb drama- who hooked up with who, etc. i really couldn’t care less. i don’t know how i’m going to handle this last year of highschool can anyone give me any tips? and my school is very cliquey. the people are so snobbish. i don’t know what to do. i get along so much better with adults. i feel like im a 30 year old trapped in a 16 year old right now it’s so frustrating what do i do?

Okay so I think my parents are getting divorced soon so these are my choices because my mum will want to move back to England (we had to move to California cause of my dads job)
Okay the first choice is to go back with my mum to England..I would loveeeeeeee that so much! But the thing is that if we move back we are probably going to be poor because my mum would have to work. But I would never feel homesick..
The second choice is to stay with my dad and he told me that if we would move from Orange County to Beverly Hills or Santa Monica (we are only living in the OC because my mum wanted too) and that would be so cool and I also would get as much money as I wanted..but I would still be homesick.
So what should I do?
Thanks