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Jennifer T. v. Superior Ct. of L.A. County

Civil Procedure, Family Law
An order terminating mother's family reunification services and setting a section 366.26 permanency planning hearing is affirmed where: 1) due to the...

In re Silvia R.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law
When a child is removed from a parent's home, Welfare and Institutions Code section 362(c), does not authorize a juvenile court to order other...

Beltran v. Santa Clara County

Civil Rights, Family Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought against a social worker and supervisor arising from the social worker's investigation and a subsequent child...

Adoption of Johsua S.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Family Law
The "private attorney general" attorney fee statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5, does not authorize an award of attorney's fees against an...

In re Charles G.

Family Law, Health Law
In the matter of involuntary admission for mental health treatment, order finding respondent to be a person subject to judicial admission is reversed...

Marriage of Rothrock

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Sanctions
Order modifying child support payments of former husband and directing former wife to pay one half of their minor children's uninsured health care...

Atwood v. Fort Peck Tribal Court

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Indian Law
In a case involving a custody dispute concerning an Indian child, dismissal of non-Indian father's action challenging a tribal court's jurisdiction...

In re James W.

Family Law
Petition for writ of mandate challenging denial of petition to modify an order of the juvenile court placing a three-month-old in the care of his...

Sharon v. Sharon

Family Law
Petitioner's motion for summary relief is granted, the decision under review is granted and the matter is remanded for reconsideration upon...

In re Marriage of Ellinger

Family Law
In a dissolution of marriage action, judgment ordering husband to maintain a life insurance policy with wife as beneficiary is reversed and the matter...