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Law Practice,
Family

Feb. 21, 2019

Dealing with unfair conduct in family law cases

Most law students have heard of unclean hands. But most seasoned family law practitioners are not familiar with disentitlement.

Antonio R. Sarabia II

IP Business Law, Inc.

320 via Pasqual
Redondo Beach , California 90277

Email: asarabia2@gmail.com

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In most family law cases the client feels he or she is being treated unfairly. One reason is that these cases are emotionally charged. A second reason is that most clients are not familiar with the legal system and reasonably ask: If my spouse did this to me, why do I have to go through that? It is the lawyer's responsibility to defuse the emotions and explain the legal system.

Sometimes the client is right -- the opposing party is ...

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