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Scott v. Thompson
Sibling may not bring challenge to determine paternity of presumed father who was married to child’s mother at time of birth. 		Family Law May 28, 2010
James v. Rowlands
Officials are entitled to qualified immunity where parent’s rights to be informed of change in child’s placement were not clearly established. 		Family Law May 27, 2010
S.M. v. E.P.
Restraining order is improper where conduct was not abuse that placed victim in reasonable apprehension of injury under Domestic Violence Prevention Act. 		Family Law May 26, 2010
Marriage of Schopfer
Father can be compelled to pay child support to child's stepfather absent agreement where stepfather's support was not voluntary. 		Family Law May 18, 2010
Abbott v. Abbott
Parent’s right to consent to removal of child from country constitutes ‘right of custody’ under international child abduction law. 		Family Law May 17, 2010
Carmona v. Carmona
Federal district court lacks jurisdiction to hear claim brought by eighth wife of ERISA participant against ninth wife. 		Family Law May 5, 2010
Jackson W., a Minor
Parent is precluded from using non-habeas corpus petition to challenge court order based on ineffective assistance of counsel. 		Family Law May 3, 2010
CMRE Financial Services Inc. v. Parton
Nondebtor spouse is not liable for debts incurred by former spouse during separation unless assigned to nondebtor spouse by judgment of dissolution. 		Family Law May 3, 2010
K.C., a Minor
Father may not challenge order denying relative placement where he only showed that his interest might be injuriously affected by court's decision. 		Family Law Apr. 28, 2010
H.S. v. Superior Court (S.G.)
Married woman’s former lover has no basis as presumed father under Family Code without valid Paternity Opportunity Program declaration. 		Family Law Apr. 26, 2010
Marriage of Zimmerman
Action to set aside child support order based on fraud must be brought within six months after complaining party discovered fraud. 		Family Law Apr. 26, 2010
Adam D., a Minor
Appeals Court has jurisdiction over child neglect case where conditions are attached to informal supervision order. 		Family Law Apr. 19, 2010
Marriage of Zimmerman
Action to set aside child support order based on fraud must be brought within six months after complaining party discovered fraud. 		Family Law Apr. 9, 2010
Escobar v. Flores
Appeals court finds no clear error in trial court’s finding that child was mature enough to object to return to Chile. 		Family Law Apr. 8, 2010
K.C. v. Superior Court (Trinity County Health and Human Services)
Reunification services are properly denied when reasons for previously ordered termination of services for child’s half sibling had not abated. 		Family Law Mar. 18, 2010
A.H. v. Superior Court (Orange County Social Services Agency)
Juvenile court properly considers incarceration of father during his dependency period when terminating family reunification services. 		Family Law Mar. 11, 2010
E.O., a Minor
Paternity judgment does not require juvenile court to consider man to be children's presumed father. 		Family Law Mar. 4, 2010
Mendoza v. Ramos
Court properly declines to attribute income to parent for purposes of determining child support where parent received CalWORKs assistance. 		Family Law Mar. 3, 2010
Marriage of MacManus
Trial court properly considers ex-spouse’s history of domestic violence in retroactively reallocating child support to spousal support. 		Family Law Feb. 28, 2010
Marriage of Sonne
Since community contributed only to annuity component of retirement allowance, community is not entitled to share of pension component funded by employer contributions. 		Family Law Feb. 22, 2010
Cuellar v. Joyce
Abducted child must be returned to her country of habitual residence for custody determination, absent narrow grave risk of harm exception. 		Family Law Feb. 22, 2010
Bardales v. Duarte
Trial court may dismiss Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction petition due to delayed prosecution. 		Family Law Feb. 9, 2010
In re Koehler
Attorney for wife in divorce case who refused to turn over documents to third party is wrongfully held in contempt. 		Family Law Feb. 8, 2010
Desiree M., a Minor
Mother lacks standing to appeal termination of parental rights based on court’s failure to inquire into reason for daughters' absence from hearing. 		Family Law Jan. 27, 2010
Adoption of M.S.
Court may not vacate inter-country adoption where adoptive parents failed to readopt child under California law. 		Family Law Jan. 20, 2010
California Alliance of Child and Family Services v. Allenby
State of California violates federal Child Welfare Act by failing to sufficiently pay all costs enumerated in statute. 		Family Law Dec. 15, 2009
Marriage of Richardson
Trial court errs in concluding that it lacks jurisdiction to award child support because child's home state is Japan. 		Family Law Dec. 3, 2009
Marriage of Buie and Neighbors
Automobile is not considered 'tangible article of personal nature' for purposes of exception to requirement that transmutations must be made in writing. 		Family Law Dec. 1, 2009
Marriage of Tejeda
Property acquired by wife during putative marriage is quasi-marital property subject to equal division where husband was already married. 		Family Law Nov. 29, 2009
Marriage of Kacik
Request to modify spousal support may be brought within reasonable amount of time after termination of child support order. 		Family Law Nov. 22, 2009
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