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In re C.M.

Family Law
The juvenile court's dispositional order granting physical custody of child C.M. to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services...

Ocegueda v. Perreira

Family Law
In this custody action, the trial court's order finding that California is child's home state, with jurisdiction to issue an initial custody...

Lappe v. Super. Ct.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Family Law
Petition for writ of mandate challenging the trial court’s order denying plaintiff’s motion to compel production of financial disclosure declarations...

Daugherty v. Daugherty

Family Law, Government Benefits
Order modifying the child support paid by respondent-father is affirmed, where the trial court correctly omitted the children’s derivative Social...

Adoption of Baby Boy W.

Family Law
In this case, plaintiff, the biological father of Baby Boy W., seeks to block the adoption of his child. Judgment in plaintiff’s favor, thereby...

Connor B. v. Patrick

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Family Law
In this class action, brought on behalf of roughly 8,500 children who are or will be committed to Massachusetts foster care custody as a result of...

In re Maya L.

Family Law
In this custody proceeding, the mother was earlier arrested for child endangerment after her four year old daughter fell from the trunk of a moving...

Adoption of I.M.

Family Law
In this adoption proceeding, order finding that child I.M.’s adoption by her stepfather could proceed without the father’s consent is affirmed, where:...

Marriage of McHugh

Family Law
Denial of the Father's request to reduce child support and grant of the Mother's request to increase support (by imputing income, pursuant to Family...

Leslie O. v. Super. Ct.

Family Law
In this marital dissolution case, the trial court denied petitioner’s motion to have the child custody evaluator removed for bias and her evaluations...