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Sacramento County Family Law is a broad term that refers to a variety of laws that affect the legal status and interactions of families.  Sacramento family law usually includes laws addressing divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division,...

In some particularly contested Sacramento divorce cases, it is sometimes necessary to engage in intrusive evidentiary discovery methods.  One such method is utilizing a deposition of the other party.  A deposition is called by noticing the other party within legal...

We live in a very mobile society, and the job market is increasingly likely to force parties to relocate. Thus in divorce cases, it can be hard to decide on the state jurisdiction to use in seeking a divorce. If you just moved to Placer County, and you need to pursue...

Parties to a Placer County divorce often confuse a judgment of legal separation and a judgment of divorce.  In Placer County divorce cases, a judgment of legal separation is different that a judgment of divorce.  A judgment of legal separation allows the court to...

Medical marijuana is a popular and growing subject in the law, and also in family law cases.  Parties to Sacramento child custody cases worry about the impact of their medical marijuana use on their case.  Because the issue is unsettled in the law, no one is certain...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...