Getting Child Support From Outside the Country or Vice Versa
Jul 24, 2016
The U.S. government has negotiated federal- level reciprocity arrangements with several countries on behalf of U.S. jurisdictions. If a parent who owes child support lives in one of the 26 countries, ...
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Victim Impact Statements
Jun 13, 2016
Victim impact statements are written or oral information from crime victims, in their own word about how a crime has affected them. All 50 states allow such statements to be introduced at some phase o...
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Domestic Violence Allegations Surrounding Johnny Depp and its Impact, if any on the Divorce Proc.
Jun 08, 2016
We all have read and seen pictures of what appears to be injuries to Johnny Depp’s spouse, Amber Heard. A petition for dissolution has been filed by Ms. Heard to terminate her marriage to Mr. Depp and...
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D.U.I. and Sobriety Checkpoints
May 25, 2016
With Memorial Day and the summer season coming soon, many should be aware of DUI checkpoints. Generally, probable cause to stop and question the driver-—observing a traffic violation, defect in the ve...
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Why is it So Hard for Men to Get Spousal Support?
May 17, 2016
In today’s two-income families and successful women "breadwinners," a Forbes magazine series on spousal support (alimony) concluded that of the 400,000 people in the United States receiving post-divor...
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What is an Ex Parte Application in Family Law?
May 09, 2016
Ex parte motions, or "emergency" motions, are common in divorce and custody cases. Ex parte relief is requested when it is impractical or impossible to wait the minimum statutory period for the court ...
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Enforcing Child and Spousal Support Orders
May 02, 2016
A support order is a judgment and they are installment payment plans. Each installment is subject to a legal interest rate (California is 10%). I have had many clients inquire about how many missed pa...
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Appealing a Criminal Conviction
Apr 20, 2016
Once you are convicted at a bench trial (no jury) or a jury trial, you have the right to appeal that conviction. A Notice of Appeal must be filed with the court 30-60 days following the judgment. This...
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Can I Get An Annulment?
Apr 10, 2016
An annulment is very different from divorces. In a divorce, there are no questions about the marriage. You simply want to end it and move forward with your life. In an annulment, the marriage itself i...
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Setting Aside Paternity
Apr 04, 2016
A client who resides in Arizona called me pertaining to a child support case being enforced by Arizona Department of Child Support and the case was established (paternity and child support) in India. ...
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