CA FAMILY LAW SANCTIONS AGAINST ATTORNEYS, PARTIES OR WITNESSES FOR NOT FOLLOWING COURT RULES CA Rules of Court, Rule 5.14 For purposes...

RETROACTIVITY OF SPOUSAL SUPPORT IN CA FAMILY LAW DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE Fam. Code, § 4333, controls the permissible date on which a...

TEMPORARY VS. PERMANENT SPOUSAL SUPPORT IN CA FAMILY LAW DIVORCES California law provides for two distinct types of spousal...

Supervised Visitation in Family Court Divorce and Custody Cases California Family Code 3200.5 states in relevant part: In any case in...

ENFORCING AN AGREEMENT IN FAMILY COURT Pursuant to CA Code of Civil Procedure 664.6. (a) If parties to a pending family law litigation...

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS STANDARD OF PROOF The purpose of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act to prevent acts of domestic...

Reports of Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect There are many ways for a possibly abused or neglected child to come to the attention of the...

SERVICE OF SUMMONS WHEN PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IS AMENDED Under Gillette v. Burbank Community Hospital (1976) 56 Cal.App.3d...

APPEALING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER Pursuant to Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a)(6). An order granting or denying a...

SANCTIONS FOR ABUSING DISCOVERY PROCESS IN FAMILY COURT Under C.C.P. 2031.060. (a) When an inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of...

FINANCIAL DECLARATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN CHILD SUPPORT AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT HEARINGS Under Los Angeles County Superior...

FILING A MOTION IN FAMILY COURT CA Rules of Court Rule 5.92. Request for court order; responsive declaration (1) In a family law...

EARNING CAPACITY IN FAMILY COURT FOR CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT Earning capacity has been defined by the California Supreme Court as "the...

REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS IN FAMILY LAW Under C.C.P. 2033.020. (a) A defendant may make requests for admission by a party without leave of...

Remotely Appearing in Family Court Domestic Violence Cases FAMILY CODE 6308 A party, support person as defined in Section 6303, or...

Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code 827.10 The child welfare agency (DCFS) is authorized to permit its files and records relating...

In California superior courts, upon the trial of a question of fact by the court, written findings of fact and conclusions of law shall...

CHILD SUPPORT DEDUCTIONS A parent’s support obligation must be based on the parent’s net disposable income, and therefore Family Code...

FAMILY LAW SANCTIONS AGAINST AN ATTORNEY AND OPPOSING PARTY Under C.C.P. 128.7, an attorney and his client may be sanctioned for filing...

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS IN FAMILY COURT MUST BE SIGNED BY THE PARTIES Under Family Code 664.6 if parties to pending dissolution or...