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In re Marriage of Connolly
Court order adding interest to final judgment of another state reversed where full faith and credit clause bars court from modifying final judgment. 		Family Law 3DCA Feb. 13, 2018
In re J.G.
Willful or negligent failure to provide a child with adequate food constitutes grounds for dependency jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 		Family Law 4DCA/1 Feb. 6, 2018
W.S. v. S.T.
Physical presence of child in home of her father is not enough to establish a familial relationship qualifying the father as a presumed parent. 		Family Law 6DCA Feb. 5, 2018
Marriage of Clarke & Akel
A premarital agreement is involuntary, and thus invalid, under Section 1615(c)(2) if an unrepresented party had fewer than seven days to review the agreement before it was executed. 		Family Law 1DCA/5 Jan. 26, 2018
In re Marriage of Kamgar
Husband must pay spouse nearly $2 million for breaching spousal fiduciary duties for recklessly trading community property over what wife allowed. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Dec. 12, 2017
Priscila N. v. Leonardo G.
A domestic violence restraining order issued under the Welfare and Institutions Code is 'issued' under the Domestic Violence Protection Act for purposes of renewal under the Family Code. 		Family Law 2DCA/4 Dec. 5, 2017
In re Marriage of Vargas and Ross
Order granting father primary custody over children contrary to Family Code Section 3047, which requires reinstatement of status quo following mother's return from deployment. 		Family Law 3DCA Dec. 5, 2017
Marriage of Dalgleish and Selvaggio
Equalization payment interest may accrue at time of dissolution judgment, though appraisal of real property at issue sets sum certain only at a date several years later. 		Family Law 2DCA/1 Dec. 4, 2017
Modification: Cima-Sorci v. Sorci
Under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, party challenging foreign child support order has burden of proving affirmative defense to order enforcement. 		Family Law 3DCA Nov. 30, 2017
Cima-Sorci v. Sorci
Under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, party challenging foreign child support order has burden of proving affirmative defense to order enforcement. 		Family Law 3DCA Nov. 29, 2017
Garcia v. Escobar
Family court has jurisdiction to renew domestic violence restraining order previously issued by juvenile court following latter's termination of jurisdiction pursuant to Family Code. 		Family Law 2DCA/8 Nov. 17, 2017
Marriage of Furie
Court not required to provide written statement of decision where order does not modify, terminate, or set aside prior support order. 		Family Law 2DCA/1 Nov. 1, 2017
Hogue v. Hogue
Court has specific jurisdiction over matter where out-of-state defendant sends disturbing video to plaintiff in California. 		Family Law 3DCA Oct. 31, 2017
In re Marriage of Kalinawan
Quasi-estoppel inapplicable where person challenging divorce decree was not party to divorce, did not procure or help procure decree, and was ignorant of circumstances surrounding decree. 		Family Law 6DCA Oct. 10, 2017
Marriage of Berman
Where evidence suggests spouse transfers business asset in bad faith, trial court doesn't abuse discretion by refusing to lower support order 		Family Law 2DCA/8 Sep. 28, 2017
Modification: Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks
Wife’s computer purchases for her law office are properly deemed ‘necessaries of life’ under Family Code, may be treated as community obligation. 		Family Law 3DCA Sep. 25, 2017
Dent v. Wolf
Elderly woman’s paternity action seeking to establish relationship with deceased putative father erroneously dismissed on standing and justiciability grounds. 		Family Law 2DCA/8 Sep. 14, 2017
Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks
Wife’s computer purchases for her law office are properly deemed ‘necessaries of life’ under Family Code, may be treated as community obligation. 		Family Law 3DCA Aug. 31, 2017
Ed H. v. Ashley C.
Visitation properly denied to great-grandparents, where grandparent visitation statutes do not authorize great-grandparents to petition for visitation. 		Family Law 4DCA/1 Aug. 28, 2017
Marriage of Mendoza and Cuellar
Ex-wife’s request to make permanent spousal support retroactive to date of filing divorce petition greatly limited by statue and properly denied. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Aug. 28, 2017
In re Marriage of Parker
Father unsuccessful in arguing that doctrine of laches applies to discharge child support arrears owed to county department of child support services. 		Family Law 4DCA/2 Aug. 24, 2017
County of Orange v. Cole
Sperm donor who held child out as his own unable to duck child support and designation as presumed father. 		Family Law 4DCA/3 Aug. 16, 2017
Marriage of Florencia B. and Garcia
Putative wife’s dissolution action and nullity action do not involve the same primary rights; hence, res judicata does not bar relief in latter action. 		Family Law California Courts of Appeal Aug. 8, 2017
Marriage of Kumar
In divorce proceeding, sponsored immigrant spouse has standing to enforce support obligation created by immigration form I-864 affidavit of support signed by sponsoring spouse. 		Family Law California Courts of Appeal Aug. 1, 2017
In re A.C.
California court has subject matter jurisdiction over child custody case where child’s home state declines to respond to California court regarding the jurisdiction in question. 		Family Law California Courts of Appeal Jul. 25, 2017
Webb v. Webb
Family Code Section 271's sanction provisions only meant to accomplish fee-shifting as between parties to litigation; non-parties may not avail themselves of the section. 		Family Law Jun. 13, 2017
Stover v. Bruntz
Awarding father retroactive child care credits for time period before father filed motion to modify support violates statutory scheme and is in excess of court's jurisdiction. 		Family Law Jun. 1, 2017
Marriage of Grissom
Domestic violence restraining order properly denied where applicant was initial aggressor and alleged abuser was merely defending himself from her aggressive actions. 		Family Law Jun. 1, 2017
Marriage of Janes
Family court properly granted ex-wife's request for Qualified Domestic Relations Order reflecting her entitlement to gains and losses for award held in ex-husband's retirement account. 		Family Law May 25, 2017
Marriage of Stupp and Schilders
When there is no pending motion for support, 'good cause' does not exist to justify order requiring wife to submit to vocational examination under Family Code Section 4331. 		Family Law May 22, 2017
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