I was assaulted, witnesses do not want to get involved. Do they need to be at "restraining order" trial?

A civil harassment restraining order requires "clear and convincing evidence" for the court to grant the order....

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If your attorney's bills appear to be excessive, review your contract and make sure you understand the attorney's billing system as it was...

A lawyer can be disbarred for reasons other than committing a crime. The California Bar web site has an attorney-search function....

How long(time) can a lawyer take to answer a client's phone call or an email?

Rule 3-500 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct is the rule regarding prompt communication....

What does it take to get a runaway minor in front of a judge?

If this is your child, you should get the child into counseling to see if you can find out what is motivating her to run away. An experienced child...

Child support

California courts use a child support formula, which you can find here: https://www.cse.ca.gov/ChildSupport/cse/guidelineCalculator It does not...

I would like to know what the merits of my case are?

How is your neighbor "washing her balcony"? It is illegal to spray water from a hose or faucet onto a hard surface in Santa Monica. If she is...

What are the charges for going A-WOL in a grope home and what can the ploice do about a 16 year old girl goin awol

Assuming your girlfriend was placed in the Group Home by the Juvenile Court, if she leaves the home without permission, she will be violating the...

Regarding the 3 strikes law passed in 1994 and juvenile strikes

A "Strike" offense committed by a Juvenile over the age of 16 (for an offense enumerated in Welfare and Institutions Code Sec. 707(b))...

How does a person get a real lawyer to represent you pro bono?

The US Supreme Court held in Strickland v. Washington http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strickland_v._Washington that a person accused of a crime is...