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Mar. 5, 2018

Serious Approach

Ventura County Superior Court Judge John Smiley welcomes the unpredictability of his family law courtroom.

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Serious Approach
Ventura County (Ventura)

VENTURA — After half a century immersed in family law, Judge John Smiley has developed some ideas about how things could be done differently.

For starters, the Ventura County Superior Court judge doesn’t believe custody and visitation issues should be dealt with by judges.

“That whole segment of our business ought not to be in the court system, which is designed to have two adversaria... (continued)

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