Daniel Curtis McCammon

I am a Certified Family Law Specialist and represent clients in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and select matters in the Central Coast and Sacramento area. I work with clients of all background, including business owners, homemakers, those with 7/8 figure wealth, attorneys, doctors, therapists, teachers, and military servicemembers and veterans. I also work with forensic accountants, therapists, mediators, loan officers, real estate agents, and attorneys in other fields to holistically resolve your family law issues.  I have a lot of experience in high conflict custody matters, including domestic and international move away, domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health issues. While I litigate, I settle many of my cases because I maintain good relationships with my fellow family law attorneys, the Court, and other professionals, and work hard to know the facts of your matter so I can quickly work to resolve the matter with your partner/spouse. I strongly believe in the principal of informed consent. You will know where you stand and what decisions you can make so you can make the best choice for yourself and your family.  

I love the practice of family law. I know it's an unwanted service, but one that is necessary. People often come to me when they have been victims of abuse, made personal mistakes that have caused an end of a marriage or relationship, or simply have grown apart. It's hard for many people to let go of the past and the end of the relationship and move forward. That is why I work with a variety of family law related experts (financial planners, forensic accountants, life coaches, real estate professionals and therapists) to help you divide assets, heal, and take control of your future and the legacy you want to leave your loved ones.  

 2/17/26: Legal/Facual Mistake Set Asides:

Make sure when you are reaching agreements with your spouse in a divorce, that both the law and facts support your decisionmaking. Sometimes, I consult with people who have made major decisions, such as subdiviving a property or assuming certain loan, without knowing whether they could do so, and then having to unravel an agreement through a set aside request (worst case), or if I am lucky enough, those changes are made before the parties sign a Judgment. 

It's great to resolve a case, but sometimes we are in such a hurry that we forget to doublecheck and see if our goals to resolve our case are doable or not. 

2/25/26: Recordings and the DVPA:

There is a lot of "opinions" out there about whether you can, or cannot record someone and present that evidence to a Court in a family law case dealing with Domestic Violence. 

California Penal Code Section 632 makes it a "crime" to record confidential communications without consent. Family Code Section 2022 makes any illegal recordings automatically inadmissible in Family Court. But there are exceptions for domestic violence cases. Family Code Section (b) states "(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, and in accordance with federal law, a victim of domestic violence who is seeking a domestic violence restraining order from a court, and who reasonably believes that a confidential communication made to him or her by the perpetrator may contain evidence germane to that restraining order, may record that communication for the exclusive purpose and use of providing that evidence to the court." The statute was drafted (1) to aid domestic violence victims, by permitting them to submit relevant evidence in support of a restraining order without fear of legal
retribution, and (2) to aid courts in making credibility determinations in difficult he-said, she-said scenarios, where direct evidence is often scarce. 

The BR. B BE C case from 2024 is helpful for victim litigants that are looking to shield themselves from criminal/civil liability with recording as it discusses how Court's should determine whether or not recorded communication was made for the purposes of proving abuse, which is a necessary element of Section (b). "Thus, the applicability of section , subdivision (b) hinges on whether Br. C. made the recordings for the purpose of providing evidence to the court in support of a DVRO request. In that case, the victim testified that she told Be. C. when she was recording, and that “he needs to stop” his abusive behavior or she was “going to need to report.” This testimony
is sufficient to uphold the trial court’s finding that Br. C. made the recordings to use as evidence in support of her anticipated DVRO. Indeed, she expressly states the recordings were made for the protection of herself and the children for when she needed to report,
i.e., seek protection from Be. C. through the justice system. Moreover, two of the recordings were made approximately three weeks before Br. C. obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO), and the third recording, though not time-stamped, appears to be from the same general timeframe. This short time period between the recordings and application for a TRO further supports Br. C.’s representation that she made the recordings for the purpose of collecting evidence to help obtain a protective order."

That ruling makes it clear that intent and timing are important. Are the recordings close in time to the filing of the restraining order? Are there statements made in the videos themselves that show you are trying to encourage the abuser to stop. Did the witness testify that they recorded to protect themselves and the children? What device was used? For attorneys and litigants, it's important to prepare your DVPA case from the outset, so that you can ensure that these recordings are legal protected, and also admissible (intent and timing).  

Happy to have a conversation about your family issues and can be contacted at my office by phone, in person meetings at the office, or a Zoom/WhatsApp/Google Meet conference.