When I became a family law attorney/mediator after a dozen years as a therapist, one of the biggest surprises was the extent of lying in Family Court: lies about income, assets and even complete fabrications of child abuse and domestic violence. Why would people lie so much, I wondered? How did they get away with [...]
California laws regarding the possession of marijuana are complex. There is no need to be arrested and your plants confiscated for growing or possessing marijuana in California unless you are not following the guidelines and understanding either the state or local county rules that apply. It may surprise you to know that what will go [...]
GUIDELINES FOR THE SECURITY AND NON-DIVERSION OF MARIJUANA GROWN FOR MEDICAL USE August 2008 In 1996, California voters approved an initiative that exempted certain patients and their primary caregivers from criminal liability under state law for the possession and cultivation of marijuana. In 2003, the Legislature enacted additional legislation relating to medical marijuana. One of [...]
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Appealing arbitration decisions, for the most part, are a losers' game. The standard for an appeal of an award is totally different from that of a court case. The term is "vacatur" which means the award can be wrong on the law, completely misapply is and it DOES NOT MATTER. You read that correctly. It [...]
In an article that one reads and wonders is not straight out of the "Onion", a Connecticut divorce case that has lasted ten years continues on, rife with accusations of, you guessed it, parental alienation and financial misconduct. The case has had approximately six or seven hundred motions filed. The quote of the day comes [...]
I have read various articles over the years about how you should never ask a judge if they have read the papers. Thurmon Arnold, one of my favorite bloggers, commented in a post on advice for self-represented litigants the following: Rule #6: Never Assume the Court Has Read the File, and Never Ask Never [...]
Liar's Court by Bill Swadely I've had the opportunity, albeit not by choice, to spend a few days at family court over the past six months. Family court, I was told by one lawyer who has spent the last 25 years in that area of his profession, is also known as "Liar's Court." The reason It's called this [...]
