In some Placer County family law cases, a complaint we hear is that one parent will believe that the assigned family law judge or family law commissioner is not listening to their case. Sometimes the parent will believe the Placer County family law judge or...
Month: October 2013
Should I take my Placer County Family Law Case to Trial?
Many family law litigants are passionate about winning their case in Placer County family court. Sometimes this passion is good because it is based upon sound legal reasoning and good factual arguments. Other times this passion is bad because it is based upon poor...
Do Sacramento Family Courts Use Case Law From Other States?
If you are currently involved in a Sacramento county family law case, you may discovered a case from a sister state that you think would help your case in Sacrament court. However, despite your excitement over an out-of-state case, in general, Sacramento County...
Grandparent Visitation in Sacramento County
In Sacramento child custody cases, a thorny issue can arise in situations where the grandparents wish to have visitation with the child but the parent(s) are unsupportive. California law does have a grandparent visitation statute permitting grandparents to...
Placer County Grandparents Visitation Rights
In Placer County family law, an issue that is gaining more attention is the concept of grandparent visitation rights. Under traditional California law, the Placer County Child Custody court focuses on allocating custody and visitation between the biological or...
Domestic Violence in Sacramento Family Law Cases
An unfortunate part of some Sacramento Family Law cases is when one former partner physically, sexually, and/or emotionally abuses their former partner. California law defines domestic violence very broadly in family code §6200 et seq., but it includes striking,...
How is Placer County Child Support Calculated?
In Placer County, the court calculates a party’s child support obligations utilizing a special mathematical formula mandated by California state law. This formula is complicated and laid out in painstaking detail in Family Code §4055 and the surrounding codes....
Proving Romantic Cohabitation in Placer County Spousal Support Cases
In Placer County spousal support cases, the spousal support court is required to presume a reduced financial need if the recipient spouse is romantically cohabitating with a member of the opposite sex. The recipient spouse can overcome this presumption by...
Seek Work Orders and Imputation of Income in Sacramento Support Cases
In Sacramento child support and spousal support cases, both parents must support their children to the best of their financial abilities. Also, each spouse owes a duty to become fully self-supporting to the best of their abilities. When one or both spouses is being...
Obtaining a Sacramento County Vocational Evaluation to Prove Earning Capacity
In Sacramento child support or spousal support cases, it is important to realize that each parent has an obligation to support their child to the best of their ability, and to earn income commensurate with their skills, abilities, and experience. In a Sacramento...