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What is a “Request for Order”? FL-300

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 [...]

SONOMA COUNTY SPECIAL MASTER OR PARENT-COORDINATOR

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 [...]

Actor Alec Baldwin and PAS

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 [...]

Definitions of child abuse

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 [...]

Domestic violence and false statistics

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 [...]

Domestic Violence

Violence against women continues to be figure prominently in family law cases in the state of California as well as all other states. "Domestic Violence Homicides According to the California Department of Justice, Criminal Justice Statistics Center3, there were 113domestic violence fatalities in 2008 (the most recent year for which data is available). These accounted [...]

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