| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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B244767
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Brewer v. Carter
California court may not make parents resolve child custody dispute in Illinois without allowing them to make arguments about where case should be heard. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 19, 2013 | |
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D061200
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Marriage of Georgiou and Leslie
Ex-wife cannot sue ex-husband for portion of attorney fees he received in Enron Corp. litigation more than three years after entering into marital settlement agreement. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 2, 2013 | |
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G046263
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Marriage of Ficke
Following divorce, mother should not have to pay spousal support to father when he earned $8,088 a month and she earned $251 a month. |
Family Law |
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Jul. 12, 2013 | |
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G045949
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Marriage of Greenway
Wife unsuccessfully attacks husband’s mental competence who sough quick resolution of dissolution of their marriage. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 27, 2013 | |
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S203561
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Marriage of Green
Retirement benefits that accrued as result of husband's military service are separate property during divorce proceedings because husband served in military before marriage. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 24, 2013 | |
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G046263
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Marriage of Ficke
Following divorce, mother should not have to pay spousal support to father when he earned $8,088 a month and she earned $251 a month. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 12, 2013 | |
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E054082
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Marriage of Kahn
Wife's petition for award against husband for breach of fiduciary duty must indicate specific nature and particular amount of damages sought. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 29, 2013 | |
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D060557
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Marriage of Simmons
Ex-husband is not required to pay sanctions to ex-wife for fraudulently failing to disclose his separate property assets during divorce proceedings. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 19, 2013 | |
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A134290
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Lister v. Bowen
Court renews restraining order for three years where woman showed she had reasonable apprehension of future abuse based on stalker’s violation of original order. |
Family Law |
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Apr. 12, 2013 | |
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B228045
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Marriage of Bendetti
Former wife is entitled to recover attorney fees incurred to enforce spousal support agreement because she needed fees to pursue her claims. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 21, 2013 | |
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H037845
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Marriage of Lim and Carrasco
Law firm partner’s temporary spousal and child support obligations to ex-husband are properly calculated based on her reduced work schedule. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 19, 2013 | |
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A130791
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Marriage of Priem
Ex-wife is not entitled to spousal support from former husband because of decades-long history of abusive behavior she perpetrated against him. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 14, 2013 | |
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E054800
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Moore v. Bedard
Family court may issue child support orders although parents had agreed to resolve their issues and no restraining order was issued. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 20, 2013 | |
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11-1347
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Chafin v. Chafin
Father may seek return of child to U.S. even if child had been sent to foreign country pursuant to international child abduction law. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 20, 2013 | |
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B243469
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Marriage of P.
In case involving termination of parental rights, father forfeits contentions involving social worker’s investigation and report by not raising issues in trial court. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 14, 2013 | |
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A135901
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Marriage of Hibbard
Husband who became disabled following separation from wife due to post-traumatic stress disorder may not modify spousal support obligation due to prior agreement. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 12, 2013 | |
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A133897
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Chalmers v. Hirschkop
Stepparent may not request modification of prior order denying her visitation rights after biological parents further restricted her access to child. |
Family Law |
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Feb. 7, 2013 | |
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D060197
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Ian J. v. Peter M.
Grandparents may not have unsupervised visits with their late daughter’s children when surviving father had concerns about grandfather's alleged sexual abuse. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 31, 2013 | |
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A133897
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Chalmers v. Hirschkop
Stepparent may not request modification of prior order denying her visitation rights after biological parents further restricted her access to child. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 31, 2013 | |
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B229482
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Marriage of Turkanis and Price
Family law attorneys' real property liens on single family residence may be expunged, even after they had been duly noticed and recorded. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 31, 2013 | |
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A134030
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Marriage of Campi
Ex-husband may not claim attorney's assistance was ineffective during dissolution proceeding because he has no such right to counsel. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 25, 2013 | |
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G046687
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Marriage of E.U. and J.E.
Service member regains pre-deployment custody of child pursuant to prior custody order providing ‘reinstatement directive’ in event of either parents’ deployment. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 22, 2013 | |
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A134060
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Parker v. Harbert
Father must pay sanctions for causing unnecessary expenditures in pursuing contempt allegations against mother in decades-long child custody battle. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 16, 2013 | |
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A135901
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Marriage of Hibbard
Husband who became disabled following separation from wife due to post-traumatic stress disorder may not modify spousal support obligation due to prior agreement. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 15, 2013 | |
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A134191
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Marriage of Facter
Premarital agreement containing waiver of community property rights is valid because illegal spousal and child support waivers can be severed from entire agreement. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 14, 2013 | |
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E053797
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Dwight R. v. Christy B.
Family therapist may strike father's lawsuit accusing therapist of conspiring with others to falsely accuse him of sexually abusing his daughter. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 7, 2013 | |
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G045899
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Marriage of Melissa
Prenuptial agreement containing spousal support waiver is invalid as against public policy pursuant to law as it then existed in 1985. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 2, 2013 | |
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B236047
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J.R. v. D.P.
Biological father of child and mother's husband may both be presumed fathers when both loved the child and would be good fathers. |
Family Law |
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Dec. 23, 2012 | |
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G045142
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Marriage of Barth
Father may not challenge California child support order that required him to pay a significantly higher amount than prior Ohio court order. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 24, 2012 | |
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G045920
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Marriage of Adams and A.
Mother is not entitled to sole custody of autistic child when court relied on biased report by court-appointed evaluator. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 17, 2012 |