Why would you talk to a police officer who stopped you? There are several reasons. First, you feel like you have nothing to hide and you want to explain your way out of the situation. Second, you are confused by the Miranda warnings. This article is designed to help clarify Miranda in one key aspect […]

A temporary restraining order is a remedy issued prior to final disposition of litigation. Its function is to preserve the status quo and to prevent irreparable harm pending the hearing of an application for preliminary injunction on notice. A temporary restraining order has the same force and effect as a preliminary or permanent injunction. But […]

At the age of twenty-one, drinking became an all too familiar ritual for him. He was clearly inebriated, yet he grabbed a hold of the steering wheel while his friend entered the passenger side of his car. Now, at age forty, he tries to forget that night, despite the descriptive police report detailing the freeway […]

A Primer for Parents and Other Caretakers Lesson II in the Series “Some Stupid Damned Social Worker Took My Kids; Things you Should Know” When last we met, our dear victims of circumstance had endured a police raid on their home in the middle of the night, only to find that the reason for the […]

Spousal support is designed to allow both ex-spouses to maintain the same living standard as they enjoyed during marriage. It is also designed to help the supported spouse (the spouse receiving spousal support) become self-sufficient. This article is not designed to be comprehensive on spousal support. This article focuses on a situation when the supported […]

A 388 petition is typically brought to request a hearing to modify, change, or set aside a previous court order, or to terminate juvenile court jurisdiction, on the ground that there are changed circumstances or new evidence. Any change or modification of a previous order may be sought by a 388 petition. From the commencement […]

Usually, after months of negotiations and struggles, when the parties are unable to resolve the custody issues resulting from a divorce and paternity action, one of the parties may ask the Court to order a 730 evaluation. The 730 evaluation is a study of the family, the family members and their relationships with the child(ren) […]

California courts have the power to make your spouse pay for your attorneys’ fees. Family Code section 2010(f). This article is not designed to be comprehensive on the question of attorneys’ fees in family law cases. This article is designed to emphasize that even if you do not have the money to hire an attorney […]

Once a home has been sold at a trustee sale, there may seem that little can be done. However, because there is no automatic judicial review or supervision of a trustee sale, court action is required. Judicial review of a trustee sale entails bringing an action attacking the sale by either seeking to stop it […]