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Oct. 9, 2008

Getting It Right

New Commissioner Scott Silverman strives to give all parties in his family law court a fair shake.

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Getting It Right
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Signature Resolution
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

VAN NUYS - The young woman asked Commissioner Scott Silverman to drop the restraining orders she had sought against her daughter's father.

"I want to give him another chance," she said with the aid of a Spanish-speaking interpreter.

Silverman glanced at the case file in front of him then back up at her.

"Do you think you will be safe if I dissolve these restraining orders?" he asked. <... (continued)

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