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Family Law - Generally: I believe a good general “assumption” for family law is that the likelihood of full attorney fees and costs being awarded is generally not clear-cut even if the statute or specific issue allot for the requesting of those fees. For example,...
In California, when a couple marries, all assets gained after the marriage are deemed marital assets under CA’s community property laws. Essentially, this means they are owned equally by both parties in the marriage. However, because California is a community...
Guardianship and conservatorship both refer to one person being responsible for another. The main key difference between the two is that a conservatorship is the appointment of a conservator for an adult and a guardianship is the appointment of legal authority over a...
Child custody, visitation, and even domestic violence proceedings involving minor children can often be contentious, long, and difficult. An option that is sometimes relevant for discussion and may be desirable, especially where allegations of abuse, or where other...
What are Ex Parte communications? Ex Parte communications, pursuant to California Rule of Court 5.235, are defined as direct or indirect communication on the substance of a pending case without the knowledge, presence, or consent of all parties involved in the matter....
In California, certain requirements need to be met for a couple to be considered legally wed. If these requirements are not met, they will not have the same legal protections and rights as those who are married. One exception is a putative spouse. A putative spouse is...
If you're currently going through a divorce, there are two primary ways that you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse can resolve the issues that lie ahead, which is to do mediation or litigation. A party can go through a more traditional route, which is known as litigation....
Pride month may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t support the LGBTQ+ Community year-round. 54 years ago, the LGBTQ+ fought back in an event now known as the Stonewall Uprising – where police raided a gay bar. This was not the first time the...
There are some relatively big changes that are occurring with the Child support laws and framework in the late Summer of 2024. If you have current support orders, and/or are intending to seek either to obtain for the first time or modify a child support order, these...
Generally speaking, in California a father has the same custody exact custodial rights that a mother does assuming that there are no judicial orders which exist that modify that base standard. However, this is not necessarily as clear-cut as it may seem where certain...