One of the remarkable things I discovered upon entering law school was the number of students who would make arguments about matters of controversy, and make such arguments without nary a bit of doubt. Law students, and in fact, attorneys are often rewarded for their overconfidence, because being confident is an important part of being [...]
Our office provides legal documents in compliance with California's Prop 215. We provide services in Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. Here is some information on the topic. http://www.californiadispensaryinfo.com/laws/
So your case is on file, your now less-significant other has answered, and you need something. You need spousal support, child support, division of the assets, etc. If your case is not on file, go here and see what needs to be done. This group of forms is what needs to be filled out, filed and served [...]
In writing this, I am going to assume you already have your case on file and are wondering how to proceed. If you don't have your case on file, which means you have either filed a petition for dissolution, or the other side has, and the other party has responded, then go see your local [...]
A hilarious, tongue-in-check, yet incredibly insightful graphic that "says it all" about the family system... http://www.professornedley.com/Disso_opoly.htm
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As an attorney, I was trained by psychologist Joan Kelly in parent-coordination. Parent Coordinators or "Special Masters" are attorneys or therapists who are specially trained to aid the court in dealing with high-conflict cases involving children. Parent Coordinators can be appointed by the court or they can be agreed to by the parties. It has [...]
I was at the county library the other day and ran across a book by actor Alec Baldwin about his experience with the family court system. It's always interesting to read the different perspective people bring to their experiences with the family court system, and I frankly felt sympathetic toward him after reading it. What [...]
FAMILY CODE TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD CHAPTER 261. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 261.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abuse" includes the following acts or omissions by a person: (A) mental or emotional [...]
Alongside the horrifying scourge of domestic violence comes the left hand of domestic violence: the false claims. Along with false claims come the reality that people with their own agenda will state "facts" which are not in fact true, in their zeal to promote their agenda. The truth be damned. Notably, in 2011 the Attorney [...]
