Reducing a Felony Charge to Misdemeanor
Feb 04, 2018
The difference between a misdemeanor and a felony is not always clear from state to state. In general, it is fair to say that a misdemeanor is defined by the maximum length of time a person is incarce...
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Expunging My Criminal Convictions?
Jan 15, 2018
Happy New Year and that means for many "cleaning" up their criminal record. My clients come to me because they want to "erase" a conviction for personal reasons but most do it because it negatively im...
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Custody Move Away Orders
Jan 08, 2018
I just had a hearing in which the noncustodial parent who lives in California requested that the court order my client who is in Italy with the minor child, have the child returned to California, chan...
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Protective Orders for Trade Secrets
Nov 28, 2017
Trade secrets are defined in California Civil Code section 3426.1 (d) as "information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that: (1) derives inde...
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Child Custody & Visitation Basics
Nov 12, 2017
A client who did not have an attorney during her divorce last year focused her intent in getting sole legal and physical custody of their very young child. Sole custody A client who did not have an at...
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Modifying Your Child Support
Oct 26, 2017
I have a client that resides in Illinois while mom and children (only 1 remaining minor) presently all live in Israel. Mother requested the Los Angeles County Department of Child Support (DCSS) to enf...
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Attorney’s Fees in Family Law
Oct 16, 2017
All too often in family law parties "stonewall" one another. They make frivolous request. They inundate the other side with faxes, emails, messages, letters, useless interrogatories, and more. They re...
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Firearms Prohibition and Right to Hearing for 5150 Individuals
Sep 20, 2017
As a result of having been taken into custody, assessed and admitted pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) sections 5150, 5151 and 5152 as a danger to self or others, you are prohibited from...
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What are My Fiduciary Duties if I Am Involved Romantically with Someone?
Aug 20, 2017
It is important to understand that when people live together, whether or not they are married, a "confidential relationship" arises between them. For married persons this relationship arises from a le...
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Attacking Premarital Agreements
Aug 07, 2017
There are several ways a prenuptial agreement can be attacked and found invalid. A premarital agreement is unenforceable if a party against whom enforcement is sought proves either of the following: (...
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