We would like to see a rule that allows the family court to enforce perjury laws and to order fines for perjury that would go to family law services in the court, in addition to sanctions that compensate for the fees incurred to address the perjury. Deborah J. Marx (on behalf of the Alameda [...]

  Perjury is certainly a problem that family law litigants face. It is agreed that there should be a mechanism for curbing perjury and sanctioning litigants who perjure themselves. This recommendation suggests that litigants have the opportunity after a court order has been made to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the other side [...]

Perjury People lie in family law because perjury is not punished. One Marin County deputy DA recently said that in his 25 years on the job, he has never seen perjury (a felony) committed in family court proceedings prosecuted in criminal court. In addition to sanctions, it should be prosecuted as the crime it is. [...]

Disagree. This recommendation is sadly lacking. Perjury is a way of life in family court---not just by litigants but also by attorneys. The litigation privilege plus anti-pro-per attitudes have resulted in blatant lying by certain attorneys. And it takes a lot more effort to disprove lies than to make them. Fee awards should address these [...]

AAML-SoCal believes that perjury is rampant in family law cases and something needs to be done about it. AAML-SoCal believes that there are no adequate consequences imposed by the courts when perjury is committed and that this has resulted not only in lack of respect for the courts by litigants and lawyers but the virtually [...]

There is unanimous agreement among attorneys and litigants that the family courts do not punish perjury in any meaningful way. I am not going to mince words on this one: the California Superior Courts have abdicated responsibility on this issue.  Perjury is the accepted norm in family law, and as long as perjury is not [...]

The family courts in California are, for lack of a better term, in crisis.  Anyone with experience in that area of law, or with personal experience with the courts, can tell you the family courts often do not provide justice.  Worse yet, they often injure everyone who comes into contact with them. In my opinion, the [...]

On March 31, 2010 charges were dismissed against my client for false allegations of domestic violence. His partner, who had previously served a lengthy six-month term in jail for attacking him and violating the terms of probation, made false allegations that 1) the police bought and 2) the district attorney charged, despite the total absence [...]

Charges were dismissed today against one of my clients in Sonoma Superior Court. He faced misdemeanor charges of shoplifting when in fact, he had received a free sample from the store clerk, only to be placed in handcuffs and prosecuted.