New Domestic Violence Statutes – Effect on Support, Custody & Property Rights, Part 2 of 3
By Carla Hartley of Hartley, Maxwell & Castellano - Attorneys at Law posted in Domestic Violence on Thursday, March 28, 2019. As stated in the first installment on this topic, new laws went into effect in California on January 1,...
The Importance of Family Law Attorneys in Family Law Cases
On behalf of Hartley, Maxwell & Castellano - Attorneys at Law posted in Family Law on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. The public was quite interested in the recent case, Howard (Ghent) v Howard, in which Terence Howard sought to overturn...
The Reason for This Rule Has Expired.
On behalf of Hartley, Maxwell & Castellano - Attorneys at Law posted in Family Law on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Most court files are maintained as public records. In our Family Law courts, all records are deemed public unless there...
The Morality of the Law Part 1 of 3
On behalf of Hartley, Maxwell & Castellano - Attorneys at Law posted in Family Law on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Walking through the halls of various courthouses in Southern California, I overhear people saying, "That isn't fair," or "How can...
The Morality of the Law Part 2 of 3
On behalf of Hartley, Maxwell & Castellano - Attorneys at Law posted in Family Law on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. When I was just getting started as an attorney, a well-known practitioner of my art offered me a job. He...
The Morality of the Law Part 3 of 3
On behalf of Hartley, Maxwell & Castellano - Attorneys at Law posted in Family Law on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Most legal codes agree that certain behavior is wrong. Most demand simple justice: you did this bad thing, you get...
A Therapist is a Good Tool for People Involved in a Family Law Case
On behalf of Hartley, Maxwell & Castellano - Attorneys at Law posted in Family Law on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Stress, Stress, and More Stress.Family law proceedings are psychologically stressful, emotionally grueling, and financially taxing. I read somewhere that the...