Administrative Hearings (Part 1)
May 27, 2015
Professional licensing agencies may suspend or revoke a license issued for reasons enumerated in the California Business and Professions Code (BPC). Attorney's Skills It is critical to hire an attorne...
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Violating a Protective or Restraining Order Is a Crime
Apr 12, 2015
California Penal Code (PC) 273.6 makes it a crime to violate the conditions set forth in a restraining order (RO) and used sometimes interchangeably as a “protective order” (PO). This usually occurs w...
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Domestic Violence (DV) Protective Orders to Include Companion Animals
Mar 31, 2015
In March 2006, a 50-year old woman from a rural area in Maine testified before the state Legislature that “it wasn't just the cats and dogs; it was the sheep and the chickens. I was terrified for thei...
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Hit and Run (Rights and Responsibilities)
Mar 16, 2015
You will be charged with a hit and run if you leave the scene of an accident without identifying yourself to the party or parties involved, and another’s property was damaged in the accident. The pros...
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Fourth Amendment Right Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
Mar 08, 2015
The case of Mapp v. Ohio is poignant for many reasons. This seminal case which guards against all of us, citizens or not, the right against unreasonable searches and seizures was decided 50 years ago...
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Violating a Protective or Restraining Order is a Crime
Mar 01, 2015
California Penal Code (PC) 273.6 makes it a crime to violate the conditions set forth in a restraining order (RO) and used sometimes interchangeably as a “protective order” (PO). This usually occurs w...
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Domestic Violence in Family Court
Feb 22, 2015
There are many types of abuse, and a family law court shall take all of them in consideration. There are generally eight types of domestic violence/abuse: physical, intimidation, child abuse, verbal a...
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Who Owns the Client File?
Feb 15, 2015
I have a client who came to me after being represented by a prior family attorney in his divorce case. After one year and having lost custody of his children, this client came in to my office asking m...
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Children Testimony in Family Court Proceedings
Feb 08, 2015
When parents get divorced and cannot agree who gets the children, it is up to the judge to make the ultimate decision. California Family Code Section (FC) 3042 When parents get divorced and cannot agr...
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Sex Registration: the Law, Termination of Registration and Megan’s Law
Jan 25, 2015
The general rule is that California Penal Code (PC) Section 290 requires everyone who pled no contest, guilty, or convicted of a sex-related offense to register with at least one local law enforcement...
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