Family
Jul. 13, 2021
The family law declaration: a relatively brief history
It is often posited that family law is like the Wild West of litigation -- anything goes.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Scott J. Nord
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Whittier College School of Law
It is often posited that family law is like the Wild West of litigation -- anything goes. The evidentiary rules preventing hearsay testimony went out the window a long time ago. Much of that reputation has to do with the family law declaration.
Let's start with this hypothetical: Parent A is sitting at home watching television during their noncustodial time and receives a call from local law enforcement that Parent B has just been a...
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