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Absence of Court Reporters in Family Law Courts = Access to Justice Denied

DATE: DATE: August 17, 2017 DATE: October 1, 2020
California courts’ ongoing funding crisis is failing those most vulnerable. Since 2009, the nation’s largest judicial branch has experienced budget cuts in the hundreds of millions of dollars, resulting in drastically reduced court staffing and services in most of California’s 58 counties. Even as…
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Volunteer Attorney Offers Life-Changing Family Law Assistance

DATE: DATE: August 15, 2017 DATE: October 1, 2020
Professionally, Jennifer Letulle practices a wide range of civil law, including contracts, employment, design defect and professional liability. Family law isn’t part of her day job but that hasn’t stopped her from representing 35 family law clients through the Justice…
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Pro Bono Family Law Attorney Equates Social Responsibility With Success

DATE: DATE: September 6, 2016 DATE: September 6, 2016
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks Volunteer of the Month, Audrey Courson, who has taken on eight matters with the Family Law Project since January 2016. Courson previously practiced general civil litigation, and now focuses on family law in…
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Pro Bono Family Law Attorney Equates Social Responsibility With Success

DATE: DATE: September 6, 2016 DATE: October 1, 2020
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks Volunteer of the Month, Audrey Courson, who has taken on eight matters with the Family Law Project since January 2016. Courson previously practiced general civil litigation, and now focuses on family law in…
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Family Law Corner: Can Caan Be Forced to Work?

DATE: DATE: March 8, 2016 DATE: September 30, 2020
James Caan (The Godfather and Elf) is claiming that his soon-to-be ex-wife Linda Stokes is trying to make him sleep with the fishes… figuratively. Caan insists that Stokes’ child support claims are going to drive him to an early grave…
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Orange Might be the New Green For Actor’s Soon to Be Ex-Wife

DATE: DATE: September 25, 2015 DATE: September 30, 2020
Pablo Schreiber, the newly-recognizable former star of “Orange is the New Black” due to his distinctive mustache that earned him the nickname “Pornstache,” has learned that the timing of his new-found success will also benefit his ex-wife, despite the end…
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Family Law Corner: Custody Battle Escalates as Question of Jurisdiction Lingers

DATE: DATE: September 4, 2015 DATE: September 30, 2020
Last Family Law Corner, we updated Kelly Rutherford’s epic custody battle. When we left Rutherford’s story, it was just as a dramatic as something you would see on “Gossip Girl.” In June, Rutherford petitioned the California court to keep jurisdiction…
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Family Law Corner: Differing “Views” on Surrogacy

DATE: DATE: September 5, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
Sherri Shepherd’s (formerly of “The View”) divorce has been one juicy headline after another. First, Shepherd and her husband, Lamar Sally, filed for divorce in different states. Their respective filings forced them to publicly acknowledge the existence of a prenuptial agreement and the pending birth of a child…
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Child Abduction Warnings and Pitfalls: The Fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez

DATE: DATE: September 2, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
Child abduction is the ultimate act of parental alienation and child abuse. According to the Department of Justice, each year more than 200,000 children become victims. Children who are abducted, whether by a person unknown to the child or by…
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A Week at the Justice & Diversity Center [INFOGRAPHIC]

DATE: DATE: February 24, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
Do you ever wonder what’s going on at the Justice & Diversity Center? Check out the infographic below to get a behind-the-scenes snapshot of a sample week in the life of JDC staff and volunteers.
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Child Support Arrears May Add Up to Felony Time? You Betcha, Levi!

DATE: DATE: January 22, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
The Palin family is never far from the headlines and now it is Bristol Palin’s turn. In November, it was reported that her baby daddy, Levi Johnston, had filed for joint custody of the couple’s child, Tripp. Palin responded by…
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Trapped in Marriage: Potential Pitfalls of Same-Sex Marriages in Non-Recognition States

DATE: DATE: January 3, 2014 DATE: October 1, 2020
When they decided to end their marriage, Mississippi residents Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham and Dana Ann Melancon faced an unusual hurdle: the court refused to grant them a divorce. The couple had traveled to California to marry in 2008. In June…
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