Family,
California Courts of Appeal
Apr. 15, 2015
Must courts follow a child's wishes?
A recent Court of Appeal decision provides guidance on what courts may consider in deciding custody cases. By Claudia Ribet
Claudia Ribet
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California Appellate Law Group LLP
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"To err is human, to forgive, divine" - or, with apologies to Alexander Pope, at least a proper exercise of judicial discretion. On March 27, the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1, granted the request of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS) to publish its opinion in the case of In Re Marriage of Winternitz, 2015 DJDAR 3526 (Feb. 27, 2015). The case is important to family law practitioners (and divorce litigants themselves) for two reasons:
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