Can I fire attorney appointed by cops courts with child dependency?

Short answer: Yes. However - you may want to think that through very carefully. If you ask your court appointed attorney to notify the Court...

Short answer: What if anything have you already said to DCFS? Have you told them you have on social occasions ingested mj? Have you told them you...

Can a single dad live with 9 yr old daughter in a studio. California?

Short answer: Yes, particularly if he divides up [partitions] the room so as to provide appropriate visual privacy for his daughter. I hope this...

Short answer: Physician's are mandated reporters and therefore will have to report any allegations which suggest a risk of abuse or neglect. If...

I am my son's legal guardian as well as his mother... Can I get a restraining order against one of my daughters?

Short answer: The past is the past. What if any current evidence of danger does your daughter pose? That will be the critical issue. If anyone...

Short answer: Did you enter into an agreement with DCFS in which you agreed to complete specific programs or other comply with specified rules? If...

Short answer: If you can document, reliably, the facts you relate, then yes, possibly. The potential for recovery would likely be a byproduct of...

Shoplifting at Target using receipt of same items purchased within few minutes?

Short answer: This question about a "cousin's" criminal modus operandi feels dangerously like a request that can't be responded to as it asks for...

Can I sue my step mother for years of verbal abuse and intimidation? Even as an adult?

Short answer: No. The person you describe has her many issues which apparently have resulted in her being a hateful individual. Under the...

Should I take the owner of the Bull Mastif who severely bit my dog ($1100 vet bills) to small claims court for reimbursment?

Short answer: Consider purchasing "Everyone's Guide to Small Claims Court in CA" book provided by and at NOLO.com . See...