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Apr
You had a few beers and left the bar thinking you were sober enough to drive, and next thing you know, you are pulled over by a police officer. All of a sudden, you are overcome with panic questioning whether your BAC will be over the legal limit if the officer asks you to take a...
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Apr
Each state has a set of “statutes of limitations” for criminal offenses. A criminal statute of limitations is a law that puts a limit on the number of years that can pass before a prosecutor is barred from charging a person for a crime. Some crimes, such as murder or...
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Apr
Adoption cases come with many differences and challenges in each case. If you are trying to adopt a child from a local orphanage or through an adoption service, the cost may be substantially lower than seeking a child from overseas. Other families, including LGBT couples, couples...
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Apr
When a marriage involves violence, abuse, or sexual assault, it is usually a clear sign that that marriage needs to end. Divorces are available in California without needing to prove any “fault grounds” or marital misconduct. However, when clear misconduct such as adu...
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Apr
Joint custody is California’s preferred child custody situation, where possible. Though the laws do not change very frequently, sometimes the California legislature updates its child custody laws. As of the beginning of 2021, these rules have not changed recently, but there co...
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Apr
California’s laws are designed to provide the same rights and protections in all divorces. This means that no matter your gender or who you’re married to, you should have equal access to alimony, also known as spousal support. Alimony is not always justified in every case, and...
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Apr
Getting divorced is not a walk in the park for any couple. Litigating issues such as alimony, child support, and property division can get complicated, and it can certainly bring out the worst in people. In June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that banning same-sex marriage in t...
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Apr
Many cities in Southern CA are notorious for having high crime rates. In many of these cities, these crime rates are a bit exaggerated. In 2016, the crime rate increased slightly in California, but the actual crime levels are even lower today than in many periods in the past...
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Apr
When you see news stories about crime, they often involve extremely serious, scandalous, or rare crimes. But the nightly news is not always representative of the actual crime that occurs day-to-day. While most of this crime goes by silently, the news tends to focus on the most...
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Apr
“Shared custody” is a confusing term because child custody terms often overlap and mean multiple things, depending on the situation. Custody can be “shared” in several ways, and different types of shared custody have different implications for things like decision-making in yo...
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