Recent Posts in Domestic Violence and Restraining Orders Category
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 By Thurman Arnold
An Overview of the "Hearsay Rule" and Its Applications to Divorce and Family Law Proceedings The term "hearsay" has entered the realm of day to day speech for many nonlawyers, and ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Q. I had to get DV orders against my child's mother because of her violent behavior. The court mediator has since recommended week off, week on visitation to her of our 9 year old, but sole legal ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2011 By Thurman W. Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
F.T. vs. L.J. (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 1 On April 6, 2011, the California Fourth Appellate District, Division One, in a strongly (and painfully) worded opinion reversed a San Diego trial judge's ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
Q. My ex-husband and I are involved in a bitter custody dispute. I recently realized he had not changed his Email password, and so I was able to enter his account and review his emails. I found ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2011 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My wife obtained domestic violence restraining orders against me. I was not guilty of what she claimed I did, but the judge said that all he needed was a 'preponderance of the evidence' to ...
Continue reading "Overcoming the PRESUMPTION Against SPOUSAL SUPPORT in DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Cases" »
Posted on Dec 3, 2010 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
The most important new rule in decades affecting the experience of California Family Law litigants is set to be unleashed on January 1, 2011. It promises a radical change in the way that all family ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I obtained Domestic Violence retraining orders against my ex, but I earn more money than she does. Can I use those orders as a defense against her request for temporary spousal support from me? A. ...
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Posted on May 17, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I need help from a California Family Lawyer. After my husband and I separated, he was hospitalized and incurred $28,000 in medical bills. The creditor is threatening to sue me. Am I liable? Is ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I know my ex-husband uses drugs and I fear for the safety of our children. We are having a custody dispute. Is it possible to have him give a hair follicle sample for drug testing? How do I get a ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. How do I get a Court Order for drug testing my wife? I know she is using and I fear she is a danger to our son. A. Your argument for drug and alcohol testing of parents or others having custody or ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
There are numerous types of cases that may involve custody determinations between parents and even nonparents (although nonparents typically need to be joined into the action since they are not ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2009 By Thurman Arnold
Coachella Valley Shelter From the Storm I visited the administrative center for the Palm Desert based Shelter From the Storm on November 11, 2009, and met with its Executive Director, Lynn Moriarty, ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2009 By Thurman Arnold
I am a mom in San Diego County. There are court orders out of El Cajon for joint legal custody and sole physical l to me. The old orders said I could move anywhere within San Diego County. I just ...
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