Family
Aug. 19, 2016
Court examines standing to disqualify
A recent Court of Appeal decision in a family law case takes a look at who has standing to bring a motion to disqualify an attorney. By Chloe S. Wolman
In a dissolution action, the 2nd District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's holding, concluding that a husband did not have standing to move for disqualification of his wife's attorney and, secondly, that the trial court did not have independent authority to disqualify that same attorney. In re Marriage of Murchison, 245 Cal. App. 4th 847 (2016).
During the course of divorce proceedings between Melissa an...
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