Posts in Family Law

Jan 16 Listening Remotely to Non-Confidential Court Proceedings

Effective as of January 11, 2021, members of the media and the public are now able to listen in to non-confidential superior court ...

Jan 10 Protection for Minors Signing Contracts

In 2016, Minor [M], then age 16, signed a contract to work for a fast-food chain restaurant [R]. This was her first job. At the ...

Jan 02 Terminating Parental Rights and the Wisdom of Solomon

In 2013, a five-year-old child [S] was removed from his mother’s [M] care by Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family ...

Nov 28 New Court Orders Limiting the Number of People in Courts

Effective immediately, public access to courthouses is now restricted to authorized persons only. Measures to enforce social ...

Nov 21 Using ICPC for Child Placement with Out-of-State Parent

The Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services [DCFS] removed Daughter [D] (age five) and Son [S] (age six months) ...

Nov 07 New Rule for Filing Ex-Parte Applications and Oppositions in Los Angeles Courts

On October 30, 2020, the Family Law Division of the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles gave notice of a new local rule ...