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Apr
Courts are hesitant to strip parents of their rights. In child custody disputes, many parents want to block the other parent's access to the children. If the parent is a good parent, courts are reluctant to interfere with their parental rights. However, if the parent is unf...
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Sexual crimes and crimes against children often have higher penalties than other crimes. For instance, sexual assault is a much more serious offense than simple assault, and it carries higher penalties. Thus, it follows that sexual offenses committed against children carry quite ...
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Sexual harassment, lewd comments, and suggestive actions in the workplace are usually inappropriate, but they are not always illegal. In the past few years, society has begun to crack down on workplace sexual harassment, and more and more cases are being reported publicly. Many...
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Adopting a child is one of the biggest commitments you can enter into under California law, and so it makes sense that the law puts rules and processes in place to avoid quick decisions and to vet potential adoptive parents. The process for adopting can take a long time, espe...
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Many crimes in California can be classified as either a “felony” or a “misdemeanor” depending on details of the crime and how it is committed. Sexual assault, which can be charged under multiple different statutes, is one of these offenses. In some cases, sexual assault can be...
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Many states allow a grace period after a payor fails to pay child support. During this period, there are no penalties or interest, and the payor gets a little extra time to get the money together or put the check in the mail. California's child support payments work unde...
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Criminal charges for assault always have the potential of serious criminal fines and jail time. To make matters worth, most assault cases also come with charges for battery, which can mean facing penalties for both offenses. Even a first-time assault charge can carry penaltie...
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Child support and alimony are both ordered in many divorce cases. In any case, ex-spouses and co-parents often misunderstand the purpose of these payments, and courts need to keep straight which payments are for which purpose because these are vastly different support payment...
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Every child has the right to receive support from his parents whether they live together, are separated, or divorced. California courts are zealous protectors of a child’s best interests, and parents typically cannot stop paying court-ordered child support obligations without ...
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Going through a domestic violence situation can be extremely difficult. Most domestic violence cases involve women, although men are also victimized. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), in the U. S, almost twenty people are abused by their dom...
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Charges for driving under the influence (DUI) can come with serious penalties including jail time, probation, and a license suspension. Reckless driving charges are often lower in seriousness and can be charged in a wide range of situations. In many cases, prosecutors in Calif...
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Apr
In California, reckless driving charges and charges for driving under the influence (DUI) often come hand in hand. These crimes are often charged together because it is common practice in California to “plead down” many DUI charges to reckless driving charges, which o...
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