Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S166221
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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 |
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Feb. 22, 2010 | |
09-35068
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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 |
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Feb. 22, 2010 | |
D048239
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Bardales v. Duarte
Trial court may dismiss Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction petition due to delayed prosecution. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 9, 2010 | |
A125012
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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 |
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Feb. 8, 2010 | |
D055670
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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 |
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Jan. 27, 2010 | |
C060992
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Adoption of M.S.
Court may not vacate inter-country adoption where adoptive parents failed to readopt child under California law. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 20, 2010 | |
08-16267
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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 |
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Dec. 15, 2009 | |
B214768
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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 |
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Dec. 3, 2009 | |
D053925
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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 |
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Dec. 1, 2009 | |
H033001
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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 |
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Nov. 29, 2009 | |
G041274
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Marriage of Kacik
Request to modify spousal support may be brought within reasonable amount of time after termination of child support order. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 22, 2009 | |
08-15658
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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 |
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Nov. 10, 2009 | |
B211535
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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 |
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Oct. 9, 2009 | |
C057851
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Marriage of Knowles
Child support payments cannot be modified to include subsequent spouse’s share of community property income. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 7, 2009 | |
C057861
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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 |
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Sep. 30, 2009 | |
B216686
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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 |
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Sep. 22, 2009 | |
A120657
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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 |
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Sep. 8, 2009 | |
G040640
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Marriage of Dietz
Court errs by reducing amount of monthly spousal support based on supporting spouse's access to retirement assets. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 3, 2009 | |
H031574
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Marriage of Blazer
Spousal support determination is proper where trial court did not charge husband with funds used to diversify marital business. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 27, 2009 | |
C059892
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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 |
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Aug. 25, 2009 | |
A121719
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Marriage of Nurie
Husband's seizure of son from Pakistan does not require California to relinquish jurisdiction over custody battle. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 11, 2009 | |
D053996
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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 |
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Aug. 10, 2009 | |
F056975
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Wynn v. The Superior Court of Fresno
Court has jurisdiction to determine existence of biological mother and child relationship after adoption. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 5, 2009 | |
G040640
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Marriage of Dietz
Court errs by reducing amount of monthly spousal support based on supporting spouse's access to retirement assets. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 5, 2009 | |
08-50415
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United States v. Berger
Wife's community property interest is properly applied to satisfy restitution order imposed against husband. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 3, 2009 | |
G040343
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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 |
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Jul. 20, 2009 | |
A122264
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Charisma R. v. Kristina S.
No durational requirement applies to party seeking presumed parent status. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 29, 2009 | |
G040975
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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 |
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Jun. 25, 2009 | |
D053096
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Loeffler v. Medina
Denial of application to terminate domestic violence restraining order is upheld where circumstances had not sufficiently changed. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 22, 2009 | |
G040343
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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 |
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Jun. 22, 2009 |