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Dec. 18, 2019

Setting Guidelines

Dorothy McLaughlin brings federal decorum, and patience, to Riverside family law court.

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Riverside County (Riverside)

RIVERSIDE — In December, even the calendar of a family law court can feel a bit holiday themed.

The disputes on the docket of Judge Dorothy McLaughlin on a recent Friday morning were fairly routine, rounding out ahead of the lunch break with a controversy over custody rights. The father, dissatisfied with the mother’s co-parenting conduct, sought some punitive response from the court. The mother complained she didn’t hav... (continued)

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