Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A130811
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Adoption of Myah M.
Court properly declines to refer case to child welfare agency before issuing guardianship order because parents consented to guardianship. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 10, 2012 | |
D060294
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Jennifer R. v. Superior Court (San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency)
Agency fails to provide reasonable reunification services to mother because case plan did not include substance abuse treatment despite knowledge of problem. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 6, 2012 | |
D057677
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Marriage of Sorge
Divorced parties do not have continuing fiduciary duty to disclose all material facts related to income after court has entered final custody and support order. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 6, 2012 | |
D060294
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Jennifer R. v. Superior Court (San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency)
Agency fails to provide reasonable reunification services to mother because case plan did not include substance abuse treatment despite knowledge of problem. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 5, 2012 | |
A130811
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Adoption of Myah M.
Court properly declines to refer case to child welfare agency before issuing guardianship order because parents consented to guardianship. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 21, 2011 | |
G044589
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Patrick v. Alacer Corp.
Trustees are not required to issue company stock to satisfy plaintiff’s community property interest in company’s increased value where trust is silent on issue. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 16, 2011 | |
H036582
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Marriage of Guasch
Family court properly enjoins enforcement of default judgment obtained by third party against husband to preserve community property pending division between husband and wife. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 9, 2011 | |
B229324
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Maurizio R. v. L.C.
Conditions of child’s return to habitual resident country are improper where they require abducting parent’s cooperation and acts beyond non-abducting parent’s control. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 7, 2011 | |
H035037
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Marriage of Guilardi
Family court properly dismisses wife’s request for pendente lite attorney fees based on implicit waiver of fees in marital settlement agreement. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 2, 2011 | |
E050935
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Hoag v. Diedjomahor
Court properly grants visitation to grandparent, whose adult child had died, over surviving parent’s objection because reasons for objecting were not credible. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 16, 2011 | |
B228847
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Rich v. Thatcher
Heightened standard is properly applied to determine whether grandparent has overcome presumption that parent is acting in child’s best interest in denying visitation. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 15, 2011 | |
C064077
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Marriage of Seaton
Under California and Nevada law, bigamous marriage is void from its inception, even if trial court has not declared marriage void. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 9, 2011 | |
H035037
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Marriage of Guilardi
Family court properly dismisses wife’s request for pendente lite attorney fees based on implicit waiver of fees in marital settlement agreement. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 8, 2011 | |
B228426
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L.K. v. Golightly
Parent must seek judicial review of Child Support Services Dept. decision by filing petition for writ of mandate, not tort action. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 28, 2011 | |
E050935
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Hoag v. Diedjomahor
Court properly grants visitation to grandparent, whose adult child had died, over surviving parent’s objection because reasons for objecting were not credible. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 17, 2011 | |
B228426
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L.K. v. Golightly
Parent must seek judicial review of Child Support Services Dept. decision by filing petition for writ of mandate, not tort action. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 27, 2011 | |
D057777
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Neil S. v. Mary L.
Alleged father does not have due process right to opportunity to develop relationship with children based on assertion that his relationship with them began in utero. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 19, 2011 | |
G041948
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Marriage of Margulis
Upon showing of value of community assets by nonmanaging spouse, burden shifts to managing spouse to prove proper disposition or lesser value of assets. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 12, 2011 | |
B222906
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Marriage of Cryer
Trial court properly declines to order severe reduction of child support where special circumstances warranted deviation from normal formula. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 30, 2011 | |
G041948
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Marriage of Margulis
Upon showing of value of community assets by nonmanaging spouse, burden shifts to managing spouse to prove proper disposition or lesser value of assets. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 29, 2011 | |
E048992
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Marriage of La Moure
Father's due process rights are not violated where financial institution provided obligor with sufficient notice of levy on individual retirement account rollover. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 25, 2011 | |
D058284
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Marriage of Ramirez
Court may not vacate family law attorney’s real property lien attached to community property where attorney is not joined in proceedings. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 23, 2011 | |
H035659
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Marriage of Bodo
‘Material’ change in circumstances is same as ‘substantial’ change in circumstances for purposes of modifying child support. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 15, 2011 | |
D058284
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Marriage of Ramirez
Court may not vacate family law attorney’s real property lien attached to community property where attorney is not joined in proceedings. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
G041948
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Marriage of Margulis
Upon showing of value of community assets by nonmanaging spouse, burden shifts to managing spouse to prove proper disposition or lesser value of assets. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
B224899
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Marriage of Tong and Samson
Court improperly allocates severance pay to single month where parties’ stipulated support order based monthly income on spouse’s commissions, not bonuses. |
Family Law |
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Jul. 19, 2011 | |
B224899
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Marriage of Tong and Samson
Court improperly allocates severance pay to single month where parties’ stipulated support order based monthly income on spouse’s commissions, not bonuses. |
Family Law |
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Jul. 6, 2011 | |
C064741
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Jacob A. v. C.H.
In considering request to relocate with minor child, court must analyze issue based on presumption that requesting parent will be moving. |
Family Law |
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Jul. 1, 2011 | |
10-10
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Turner v. Rogers
State is not required to provide counsel at civil contempt proceeding, but must have procedures assuring fair determination of parent’s ability to pay support order. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 20, 2011 | |
A129985
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Avalos v. Perez
Court may not renew restraining order for only two years where statute mandates five year or permanent extension. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 15, 2011 |