Recent Posts in Paternity Category
Posted on May 15, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
As I have been trumpeting now for months, the appellate courts are actively attempting to control and limit family law litigants, their lawyers, trial courts, and the rest of the professionals ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
Parental Relocations and Move-Away In response to a recent article I posted about the case of F.T. vs. L.J., the mother of the Mother in Mark T. vs. Jaime Z. submitted a comment about a new reversal ...
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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 Dec 5, 2010 By Thurman Arnold III, CFLS
Along with other changes to the California Family Code brought about by the Elkins Committee's recommendations, Family Code section 3121 has been amended to make its language consistent with ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "ELKINS and New FAMILY CODE SECTION 217: How It AFFECTS YOU!" »
Posted on May 10, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My ex wife and I are fighting over custody of our three children. The judge decided to appoint a psychologist to interview us all. How does this affect me and my case? A. In high conflict cases ...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My ex girlfriend gave birth to our son three years ago. I was at the hospital with her, and signed a document they handed me that said I was the father. She and I were never married. We lived ...
Continue reading "What does a VOLUNTARY DECLARATION OF PATERNITY (VDOP) do in California?" »
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 ...
Continue reading "OVERVIEW OF CUSTODY APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES in California" »
Posted on Jan 24, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. Who is responsible to pay child support in California? A. As used in the California Family Code, "child support" is an obligation owing on behalf of a child or an amount owing to a county ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2009 By Thurman Arnold
Q. How is temporary spousal support calculated in California? A. In order to be entitled to spousal support, parties must be married or be registered domestic partners. Spousal support (which is not ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2009 By Thurman W. Arnold, III
Q. My girlfriend is having our baby in September, but I don't know if I am the dad. I really care about her but a friend told me that I need to be careful because if I go to the hospital with her, ...
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