Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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12-402
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Opinion of Harris
Banks may not add up amounts that would be protected from delinquent child-support payment collection under numerous exemptions. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 24, 2013 | |
E051856
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Marriage of La Moure
During divorce, husband may not tamper with retirement accounts after wife showed he used them to hide money, despite potential ERISA protection. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 11, 2013 | |
F064265
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Marriage of Burwell
Ex-wife must hold off on spending term life insurance proceeds because issues remain as to whether policy is community asset, husband’s separate property, or both. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 24, 2013 | |
F064265
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Marriage of Burwell
Ex-wife must hold off on spending term life insurance proceeds because issues remain as to whether policy is community asset, husband’s separate property, or both. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 1, 2013 | |
G047805
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Christina C. v. County of Orange
Social services agency is not liable for decision to remove child from mother's care, which she claimed was made out of arrogance and to punish her. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 31, 2013 | |
A136858
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Marriage of Davis
Married couple is considered separated when they began placing money into personal accounts, even if wife moved out of family home five years later. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 28, 2013 | |
C067800
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Marriage of Woolsey
Husband may not get around marital settlement agreement based on additional Placer County Local Rules of Court, which conflicted with state law. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 23, 2013 | |
H038241
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Gonzalez v. Santa Clara County Dept. of Social Services
Mother's use of wooden spoon to spank child, who stopped doing homework and showed interest in gangs, does not amount to child abuse. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 9, 2013 | |
G046483
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McClintock v. West
Father who suffered from depression may not sue court-appointed guardian for professional malpractice after he lost custody of his children in divorce. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 10, 2013 | |
B244767
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Brewer v. Carter
California court may not make parents resolve child custody dispute in Illinois without allowing them to make arguments about where case should be heard. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 19, 2013 | |
D061200
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Marriage of Georgiou and Leslie
Ex-wife cannot sue ex-husband for portion of attorney fees he received in Enron Corp. litigation more than three years after entering into marital settlement agreement. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 2, 2013 | |
G046263
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Marriage of Ficke
Following divorce, mother should not have to pay spousal support to father when he earned $8,088 a month and she earned $251 a month. |
Family Law |
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Jul. 12, 2013 | |
G045949
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Marriage of Greenway
Wife unsuccessfully attacks husband’s mental competence who sough quick resolution of dissolution of their marriage. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 27, 2013 | |
S203561
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Marriage of Green
Retirement benefits that accrued as result of husband's military service are separate property during divorce proceedings because husband served in military before marriage. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 24, 2013 | |
G046263
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Marriage of Ficke
Following divorce, mother should not have to pay spousal support to father when he earned $8,088 a month and she earned $251 a month. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 12, 2013 | |
E054082
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Marriage of Kahn
Wife's petition for award against husband for breach of fiduciary duty must indicate specific nature and particular amount of damages sought. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 29, 2013 | |
D060557
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Marriage of Simmons
Ex-husband is not required to pay sanctions to ex-wife for fraudulently failing to disclose his separate property assets during divorce proceedings. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 19, 2013 | |
A134290
|
Lister v. Bowen
Court renews restraining order for three years where woman showed she had reasonable apprehension of future abuse based on stalker’s violation of original order. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 12, 2013 | |
B228045
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Marriage of Bendetti
Former wife is entitled to recover attorney fees incurred to enforce spousal support agreement because she needed fees to pursue her claims. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 21, 2013 | |
H037845
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Marriage of Lim and Carrasco
Law firm partner’s temporary spousal and child support obligations to ex-husband are properly calculated based on her reduced work schedule. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 19, 2013 | |
A130791
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Marriage of Priem
Ex-wife is not entitled to spousal support from former husband because of decades-long history of abusive behavior she perpetrated against him. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 14, 2013 | |
E054800
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Moore v. Bedard
Family court may issue child support orders although parents had agreed to resolve their issues and no restraining order was issued. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 20, 2013 | |
11-1347
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Chafin v. Chafin
Father may seek return of child to U.S. even if child had been sent to foreign country pursuant to international child abduction law. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 20, 2013 | |
B243469
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Marriage of P.
In case involving termination of parental rights, father forfeits contentions involving social worker’s investigation and report by not raising issues in trial court. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 14, 2013 | |
A135901
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Marriage of Hibbard
Husband who became disabled following separation from wife due to post-traumatic stress disorder may not modify spousal support obligation due to prior agreement. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 12, 2013 | |
A133897
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Chalmers v. Hirschkop
Stepparent may not request modification of prior order denying her visitation rights after biological parents further restricted her access to child. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 7, 2013 | |
D060197
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Ian J. v. Peter M.
Grandparents may not have unsupervised visits with their late daughter’s children when surviving father had concerns about grandfather's alleged sexual abuse. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 31, 2013 | |
A133897
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Chalmers v. Hirschkop
Stepparent may not request modification of prior order denying her visitation rights after biological parents further restricted her access to child. |
Family Law |
|
Jan. 31, 2013 | |
B229482
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Marriage of Turkanis and Price
Family law attorneys' real property liens on single family residence may be expunged, even after they had been duly noticed and recorded. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 31, 2013 | |
A134030
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Marriage of Campi
Ex-husband may not claim attorney's assistance was ineffective during dissolution proceeding because he has no such right to counsel. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 25, 2013 |