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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
Burke v. County of Alameda
Officer is entitled to qualified immunity although removal of minor from home due to abuse may have violated father’s familial association right.
Family Law Nov. 10, 2009
J.O., a Minor
Presumed father’s failure to contact or support children is not grounds for rebutting fatherhood presumption where result would leave children fatherless.
Family Law Oct. 9, 2009
Marriage of Knowles
Child support payments cannot be modified to include subsequent spouse’s share of community property income.
Family Law Oct. 7, 2009
Marriage of Lyustiger
British order requiring ex-husband to pay attorney fees is unenforceable where order constituted 'support' under Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act.
Family Law Sep. 30, 2009
S.T. v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services)
Juvenile court has discretion over continuing reunification services where parent failed to participate in treatment program.
Family Law Sep. 22, 2009
Cabral v. Martins
Motion to strike under anti-SLAPP statute granted where ex-wife alleged that attorneys aided ex-husband in avoiding child support payments.
Family Law Sep. 8, 2009
Marriage of Dietz
Court errs by reducing amount of monthly spousal support based on supporting spouse's access to retirement assets.
Family Law Sep. 3, 2009
Marriage of Blazer
Spousal support determination is proper where trial court did not charge husband with funds used to diversify marital business.
Family Law Aug. 27, 2009
Yolo County Dept. of Child Support Services v. Lowery
Parent must continue to pay child support where minor was placed in juvenile system for molesting parent's daughters.
Family Law Aug. 25, 2009
Marriage of Nurie
Husband's seizure of son from Pakistan does not require California to relinquish jurisdiction over custody battle.
Family Law Aug. 11, 2009
M.S. v. O.S.
Attorney fees, as opposed to bonuses, cannot be included as income for purposes of calculating child support obligations.
Family Law Aug. 10, 2009
Wynn v. The Superior Court of Fresno
Court has jurisdiction to determine existence of biological mother and child relationship after adoption.
Family Law Aug. 5, 2009
Marriage of Dietz
Court errs by reducing amount of monthly spousal support based on supporting spouse's access to retirement assets.
Family Law Aug. 5, 2009
United States v. Berger
Wife's community property interest is properly applied to satisfy restitution order imposed against husband.
Family Law Aug. 3, 2009
Kevin Q. v. Lauren W.
Legal father finding established by rebuttable presumption trumped where voluntary declaration of paternity has effect of paternity judgment
Family Law Jul. 20, 2009
Charisma R. v. Kristina S.
No durational requirement applies to party seeking presumed parent status.
Family Law Jun. 29, 2009
Gdowski v. Gdowski
Issuance of protective order under Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act cannot be based on counsel's aggressive style of examination.
Family Law Jun. 25, 2009
Loeffler v. Medina
Denial of application to terminate domestic violence restraining order is upheld where circumstances had not sufficiently changed.
Family Law Jun. 22, 2009
Kevin Q. v. Lauren W.
Legal father finding established by rebuttable presumption trumped where voluntary declaration of paternity has effect of paternity judgment
Family Law Jun. 22, 2009