Domestic violence, a public health issue worldwide, includes any abusive, forceful, or threatening act inflicted by one family member, dating partner, or household member upon an intimate partner. According to California Family Code § 6203, subd. (b), domestic...
When a divorce case involves custody issues, those custody issues frequently become the central (and most emotional) in the entire case. And appropriately so. A parent’s relationship with his or her children can be significantly impacted by the psychological and...
In any case involving children, the Family Court will expect the parents to attend custody mediation before it issues any substantive orders regarding the parenting plan. If the parties to the divorce action (or to the parentage action if the parties are not married)...
