Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A141319
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Adoption of Emilio G.
Not abuse of discretion to terminate rights of violent, unsupportive biological father seeking to prevent child’s adoption when he fails to show he is the presumed father and termination is in child’s best interest |
Family Law |
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Apr. 12, 2015 | |
H041463
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In re A.R.
Where father has already removed himself from the home and is following visitation restrictions, ‘substantial danger’ does not exist and child should not have been ordered removed from Father’s physical custody. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 12, 2015 | |
B248860
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Ellis v. Ellis
Appeal untimely when taken from subsequent judgment that did not materially affect wife’s rights in marriage dissolution proceeding. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 2, 2015 | |
D065131
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Winternitz v. Winternitz
Mistakes in custody evaluator’s report went to weight of report and not its admissibility; court did not err in refusing to strike report. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 30, 2015 | |
A139484
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In re Marriage of Rifkin & Carty
Prefiling order against vexatious litigant is appealable and must be challenged on appeal rather than later in an application to vacate that order. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 8, 2015 | |
G051310
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Andrew V. v. Superior Court (Jessica V.)
Family court may not allow mother to temporarily relocate children out-of-state without conducting full adversarial hearing. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 3, 2015 | |
D065078
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Marriage of M.A. and M.A. et al
Award of attorney fees to mother in child support dispute - as it was based on parties’ respective needs, incomes, assets and abilities – not an abuse of discretion. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 24, 2015 | |
G051310
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Andrew V. v. Superior Court (Jessica V.)
Family court may not allow mother to temporarily relocate children out-of-state without conducting full adversarial hearing. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 10, 2015 | |
C073176
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Ocegueda v. Perreira
California court lacks jurisdiction over custody proceedings involving child born in Hawaii during mother’s extended visit. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 6, 2015 | |
B255704
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Lappe v. Superior Court (Lappe)
Financial disclosure declarations that spouses must exchange during divorce proceedings are not subject to mediation confidentiality. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 23, 2014 | |
B257385
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Leslie O. v. Superior Court (Thomas O.)
Trial court should have granted mother’s request to have child custody evaluator removed because record was replete with evidence of evaluator’s bias against mother. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 23, 2014 | |
A138872
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Daugherty v. Daugherty
Father’s derivative disability benefits do not count as income for purposes of calculating father's child support obligations. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 22, 2014 | |
A138872
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Daugherty v. Daugherty
Father’s derivative disability benefits do not count as income for purposes of calculating father's child support obligations. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 17, 2014 | |
G048551
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Marriage of McHugh
Father must pay child support based on income at previous job, from which he was terminated, when mother proves his ability and opportunity to work. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 30, 2014 | |
B257385
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Leslie O. v. Superior Court (Thomas O.)
Trial court should have granted mother’s request to have child custody evaluator removed because record was replete with evidence of evaluator’s bias against mother. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 25, 2014 | |
G048888
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Helgestad v. Vargas
Father may be entitled to credit for actual, in-the-home child support provided to children during period of reconciliation with mother when parents lived together. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 19, 2014 | |
B251636
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Marriage of Schu
Trial court retains authority to award long-term spousal support where marital settlement agreement provided it with jurisdiction until wife's release from prison. |
Family Law |
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Nov. 12, 2014 | |
D064816
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Marriage of Fajota
Joint legal custody award is inappropriate where trial court failed to apply presumption regarding father, who committed domestic violence within preceding five years. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 30, 2014 | |
B247885
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Eneaji v. Ubboe
Ex-wife may obtain permanent domestic violence prevention restraining order against ex-husband, even though he had not abused her for three years. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 25, 2014 | |
D064097
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S.A. v. Maiden
Husband may not sue attorney for malicious prosecution for her actions in initiating and maintaining wife’s requests for domestic violence restraining orders. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 14, 2014 | |
B247085
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Marriage of Kelkar
Wife’s conviction involving domestic violence creates presumption that she is not entitled to spousal support, even though husband originally agreed to support. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 10, 2014 | |
A140155
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Christina L. v. Chauncey B.
Mother who was granted domestic violence restraining order within prior five years is entitled to rebuttable presumption that father should not have custody of children. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 9, 2014 | |
B242123
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J.M. v. G.H.
Mother may relocate to Israel with son during school year, despite father’s objections, because she has a stronger connection with the child. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 8, 2014 | |
A137861
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Keisha W. v. Marvin M.
California may modify Texas custody order because California is child’s ‘home state,’ and mother continued living there although father later took child to Nevada. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 8, 2014 | |
F068323
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Marriage of Evans
Husband and wife may enter agreement regarding their interest in home after separation and before petition for dissolution, without first exchanging disclosure declarations. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
D064097
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S.A. v. Maiden
Husband may not sue attorney for malicious prosecution for her actions in initiating and maintaining wife’s requests for domestic violence restraining orders. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 24, 2014 | |
B242123
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J.M. v. G.H.
Mother may relocate to Israel with son during school year, despite father’s objections, because she has a stronger connection with the child. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 6, 2014 | |
A137771
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Gou v. Xiao
Trial court improperly finds mother was not a victim for purposes of restraining order when she alleged specific facts about husband’s abuse of her and son. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 5, 2014 | |
D064955
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E.M., a Minor
Court properly denies mother’s petition to free children from father’s custody and control because she failed to show father intended to abandon their children. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 5, 2014 | |
B249255
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Marriage of Daly and Oyster
Ex-wife may enforce mediated, unfiled marital settlement agreement after dismissal of first divorce petition, because agreement was not protected by mediation privilege. |
Family Law |
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Jul. 29, 2014 |