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TWO CASES THAT HELP DEFINE DOMESTIC ABUSE IN CALIFORNIA
An important case has come down that helps clarify the necessary elements to be plead by the aggrieved party in a domestic violence case. In Marriage of Nadkarni (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 1483, a...
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SIGNED MARRIAGE LICENSE DOES NOT TERMINATE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
An important California Appellate Court decision has come down recently regarding the termination of domestic partnership agreements. In the case of Estate of Wilson (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1284, 150...
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION SMOOTHS RESTRAINING ORDER PROCESS
Another important piece of recent California legislation affects the way restraining orders are issued regarding domestic violence cases. AB 454 acts to amend several CCP, Family, and Welfare and...
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DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AFFECTED BY CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA LAW
The areas of domestic partnership and same sex marriage could not escape the recent modification of California’s legal codes. Specifically, registration and dissolution were affected by the new...
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5 HELPFUL TIPS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES WHO MARRY (or divorce)
Did you know that there are now eleven (11) states across our union that have fully legalized same-sex marriage? And – the United States Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear two very important...
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U.S. SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN OPPONENTS OF PROP 8
In the other major Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) case recently heard by the United States Supreme Court, a ‘Supreme’ Majority, in a 5 to 4 decision, held that the official sponsors of California’s...
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UNDER CAL. FAMILY CODE RESTRAINING ORDER MUST RENEW TO 5 YEARS
Another important case has recently been handed down that affects the way restraining orders are issued. In Avalos v. Perez (2011) 196 CA4th 773, 127 CR3d 106, California’s appellate courts held that...
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FOUR IMPORTANT TIPS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGES
Having a successful marriage is a difficult proposition at best. Marriages can be filled with the same duality of ups and downs that we face as individuals going through life. Gay marriages offer the...
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