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Perspective

Nov. 6, 2010

Out With the New, in With the Old

Assembly Bill 939 hopes to speed up resolution of family law cases by reviving the use of live testimony for motions and orders to show cause. By Fred Silberberg of Silberberg & Ross.

By Fred Silberberg

Assembly Bill 939, intended to reform our family court system is about to go into effect. The bill was introduced and unanimously passed after many problems with the existing system were exposed in the state Supreme Court's opinion in In re Marriage of Elkins. It is intended to revamp the manner in which family law cases are handled in California in several regards. One of the most significant changes is a return to what was the norm in family la...

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