Practice Area: Family
Date: Apr 22, 2010
Outcome: Reversed trial court decision
Description: Voluntary declaration of paternity executed by married woman void. Alleged biological father lacks... more
Practice Area: Child Custody
Date: Jan 01, 2006
Outcome: Reversed
Description: California family court cannot enforce ne exeat and visitation provisions of French child custody... more
Practice Area: Family
Date: Jan 01, 2005
Outcome: Established rights of non-bio lesbian mother
Description: Parentage (maternity of non-biological lesbian co-parent). Gender-neutral application of parentage... more
Practice Area: Family
Date: Jan 01, 2004
Outcome: Reversed
Description: Marital and functional paternity presumptions. Standing, rights of biological and psychological... more
Practice Area: Child Custody
Date: Jan 01, 2003
Outcome: Reversed
Description: Child custody (international relocation). Scope of trial court discretion to order inter¬national... more
Practice Area: Child Custody
Date: Jan 01, 2002
Outcome: Reversed
Description: Child custody (relocation, modification). Inapplicability of changed circumstances doctrine to... more
Practice Area: Family
Date: Jan 01, 2001
Outcome: Court adopted analysis set forth in amicus brief.
Description: Child custody modification. Inapplicability of changed circumstances doctrine to pro¬ceedings for... more
Practice Area: Divorce / Separation
Date: Jan 01, 1998
Outcome: Reversed
Description: Procedure and due process rights of family lawyers in proceedings for award of fees from other... more
Practice Area: Family
Date: Jan 01, 1998
Outcome: Reversed
Description: Nonbiological parentage. Application of equitable estoppel and intended-parent doctrines to... more
Practice Area: Constitutional
Date: Jan 01, 1989
Outcome: Established child's due process right re parentage
Description: Parentage presumptions. Constitutionality of California’s “conclusive†marital presumption of... more