Automatic Temporary Restraining Order
Mar 22, 2024
Mention "restraining order, "and most people think you are referring to physical violence or someone needing a court order to be protected. However, the Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders (ATROs) ...
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What is Family Court Services Mediation?
Nov 21, 2023
I believe that every effort should be made to resolve issues, if not the whole case. It saves you money, time, and the heartache in dealing with custody issues. Mediation is mandatory If there is a cu...
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California Courts Have Decided Cases Under California’s Coercive Control Law
Oct 09, 2023
California Courts Have Decided Cases Under California’s Coercive Control Law, But Now There is a Published Decision. In the Case of Hatley v. Southard, ("Hatley") (Decided Aug 1, 2023) Court of Appeal...
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Oct 09, 2023
On September 29, 2020, Senate Bill 1141, was signed by Governor Newsom. It is one of the country’s first laws explicitly allowing courts to consider coercive control as domestic violence in family cou...
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The Realities of Filing Your Own Modification for Child Support
Sep 04, 2023
My experience in the child support began with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office who use to oversee the establishment and enforcement of child support court orders for both welfare and...
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Fiduciary Duties Are Triggered Once Married
Jun 05, 2023
Persons once they are married are in a fiduciary relationship. In transactions between themselves, spouses are subject to the general rules governing fiduciary relationships that control the actions o...
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DUI and Refusing to Take A Chemical Test and Field Sobriety Test
Apr 14, 2023
If you are involved in a DUI investigation, one of the tests performed on site are a series of field sobriety tests (FST). California law does not require you to take a field sobriety test. Your parti...
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Do I Have To Pay Spousal Support If I Am Retired?
Mar 03, 2023
A prerequisite to modification or termination of spousal support is a material change of circumstances. Change of circumstances' means a reduction or increase in the supporting spouse's ability to pay...
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California Evidence Code Section 730
Jan 23, 2023
A 730 evaluation is an in-depth analysis of a disputed and complex legal issue which is conducted by an unbiased expert in the field related to the legal dispute. The evaluation is a court appointed e...
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Divorce, Life Insurance, and Non-Probate Transfer Assets
Dec 08, 2022
Life insurance purchased during marriage in one party’s name is community property in a divorce. California is a community property state. That means that all property acquired during a marriage is pr...
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