Dependent Adult Abuse
Who is a dependent adult? At law in the State of California, a dependent adult is someone between 18 and 64 that has certain mental or physical disabilities that keep…
Who is a dependent adult? At law in the State of California, a dependent adult is someone between 18 and 64 that has certain mental or physical disabilities that keep…
The 2nd Appellate District's opinion in Rodriguez v Menjivar, ordered published on January 7, 2016, implies that emotional harm does constitute domestic violence. Generally "emotional harm" to a spouse has…
Though the findings in Evilsizor v Sweeney, as discussed last week in New Developments Under the Law (Part 1 of 2), concern me greatly, I find myself in accord with…
In Marriage of Evilsizor v. Sweeney (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 1416, the 1st Appellate District Court extended the Domestic Violence Protection Act just a bit farther than I think it should…
We decided you'd perhaps like to have some more practical advice... and the best way to do that is to give you examples of flame-outs we have seen (or assisted)…
By "actionable" I mean a type of domestic violence that will be recognized by the Courts of the State of California as sufficient to warrant a Domestic Violence Restraining Order. …
The Legal Definition of Domestic Violence The legal definition of domestic violence is purportedly found in Family Code Section 6211. Though the statute is entitled Domestic Violence Defined," it actually…