Getting the services of a divorce attorney is one of the most important decisions that you may do in your life. Hence, you must be very careful in selecting the lawyer that you would get for this particular type of case. Before you hire a lawyer, here are some things that you should take into…
A court can decide on child support modification if there is a significant increase or decrease in the income of either of the parents who are providing the support. The parent who had been granted custody of the child can file for a child support modification if she has sufficient basis to believe that the…
A domestic violence attorney will help you to settle your case to your best interests. They will help you obtain the best legal remedy that will apply to your particular situation such as conflict resolution, anger management, community service, dismissal, deferred entry of judgment, etc. Some of the situations that involve domestic violence include stalking,…
Guest Post By: Christopher J McCann on court appointed special advocates in Los Angeles county What Is Court Appointed Special Advocates Los Angeles And What Do They Do? On any given day in Los Angeles, more than seven hundred children end up in the Dependency Court system. These children are extracted from the custody of…
Guest Post On Los Angeles & Orange County Curfew Laws OC & LA curfew law, is a curfew that kind of like sweeps children under eighteen from the streets of California. The curfew starts either at 10pm or at 11pm depending on the city and ends at 5am. During this time any minor aged child…
Sole legal custody means that you will have the “right and the responsibility to make the decisions relating to the health, education, and welfare of a child” according to CA Family Code Section 3006. This generally means decisions regarding where your child or children will go to school, who will be their pediatrician, and other…
a. Types of Orders In California there are generally three options of Restraining Orders, Civil Harassment, Domestic Violence, and Elder or Dependent Adult abuse. Each option deals specifically with the type of relationship shared between the person asking for protection, referred under the law as the Petitioner, and the…
Being charged with Domestic Violence can have devastating consequences on you and your family. False allegations of domestic violence usually arise when a couple is going through a bitter divorce or contested child custody proceeding. In California, family law courts will consider domestic violence convictions in determining which parent receives primary custody. More importantly, a domestic violence restraining order (CLETS)…
As a California Criminal Defense Lawyer I get calls every day from people looking to clean up their criminal record. Cleaning up a California criminal record can done for many reasons. Most of the time the motivation to do something about an old criminal conviction in California comes from one of following factors: 1-Employment-Cleaning up…
Since 2008 we have seen the California Court System diminish in terms of efficiency and production. The years 2012 and 2013 look to be no different, as this year the Los Angeles Court System will look to cut $30 million from its already reduced budget. This cut in the budget will be responsible for closing…
