PERSONAL MATTERS.
PERSONALIZED APPROACH.
The relationship between a grandparent and a grandchild can be one of the greatest relationships that a child has. A grandparent is a source of guidance and support; California law recognizes its importance. Due to this, a grandparent can petition to have either...
Recent pop culture news articles have been circulating regarding ex-Nirvana and current Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announcing that he has had a baby daughter outside of his marriage with his current spouse with whom he shares (3) children. These events, relevant...
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...
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...
You have found yourself going through a family law matter alone, without representation, and Opposing Party hires a lawyer. What now? First thing to do, is not to panic. You can certainly go through your Family Law matter and the Courts self-represented, if you are...
Throughout your family law matter, there are many different types of hearings you may encounter. The process of modifying child custody or going through a dissolution can come in all flavors and lengths and levels of difficulty. It is best to understand the different...
In California Family Law proceedings, between the date of the initial filing and trial there may be a date set by the Court, or by joint agreement through the Parties, prior to trial, for a Mandatory Settlement Conference to occur. A common question that results from...
You may often hear, while in Court with your attorney, the Judge asks if counsel has met and conferred yet and you may be wondering what that means and why we must do it? There is a “meet and confer” requirement when filing and litigating a Request for Order amongst...
I’m sure everyone has heard of Gypsy Rose Blanchard in one way or another at this point with her recent media tour and a new lifetime documentary regarding her life. If you are unaware of who Gypsy Rose is let me give you a little background on who she is and why her...
“Discovery” is the process of obtaining information for determining the applicable claims, defenses, and information which may be used in anticipation of trial. This can include serving requests for written responses from a particular party to the litigation to be...