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Criminal,
Government,
Civil Litigation

Aug. 17, 2017

New law will help to protect victims of child sex abuse

Senate Bill 755 is a new law that provides protections for children who have been sexually abused and seek recovery through the civil courts.

Nancy Peverini

Legislative Director
Consumer Attorneys of California

Email: Npeverini@caoc.org

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Micha Star Liberty

Owner
Liberty Law

1970 Broadway
Oakland , CA 94612

Email: micha@libertylaw.com

Micha is president of Consumer Attorneys of California.

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Senate Bill 755 is a new law that provides protections for children who have been sexually abused and seek recovery through the civil courts.

The bill, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on July 24, will, in any civil action involving a child under 15 years of age and an allegation of sexual abuse, generally limit a defense mental examination of that child to no more than three hours, inclusive of breaks, unless the court grants an extensio...

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