In the 2016 criminal case People v. Sanchez, the California Supreme Court considered the relationship between the hearsay rule and out-of-court statements used as the basis for an expert’s testimony. The expert had never met the defendant and did not have personal knowledge of his past contacts with the police; rather, the expert’s information came from police reports and other collateral sources.
Read MoreMost married couples will, throughout the course of the marriage, exchange any number of gifts with each other. Gifts such as jewelry, clothing, cars, etc., are considered articles of a personal nature intended to be used solely or principally by the receiving spouse, and for the most part have no legal significance. If the parties were to later divorce, all such gifts would become the separate property of the receiving spouse.
Read MoreIt comes up quite often that a client will ask, “can my spouse do anything to stop the divorce?” or, “can I do anything to stop the divorce?” The short answer is, no.
Read MoreNotwithstanding those issues (and without minimizing them, either), what stood out the most to me, as a family law practitioner, was the fact that the author did not lose rightly or wrongly on the merits of the case, but that she lost custody on default.
Read MoreFew people realize that once they’ve made the difficult decision to file for divorce, there is another decision they need to make: which process of divorce to engage in – adversarial litigation, or Collaborative Divorce.
Read MoreLynsi Snyder’s historically reclusive family have quietly amassed a fortune, paving the way for her to become the wealthiest woman in America, when she inherits the remaining 50% of the company later this year. More importantly, in my personal opinion, In-N-Out has managed to deliver the most consistently delicious fast-food burgers in the world.
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