Family,
California Courts of Appeal
Jul. 10, 2015
Rare reversal of family law judge provides a lesson
This case is the next chapter in the saga to determine what must be demonstrated (and by which party) to justify a so-called '"move away."
Claudia Ribet
Of Counsel
California Appellate Law Group LLP
appellate law (certified) and family law (certified)
811 Wilshire Blvd 17th Floor
Los Angeles , California 90017
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Antioch School of Law
California Appellate Law Group LLP is an appellate boutique with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Claudia is one of only three attorneys in California certified by the State Bar as a specialist in both family law and appellate law. Find out more about Claudia and the California Appellate Law Group LLP at www.calapplaw.com. Appellate Zealots is a monthly column on recent appellate decisions and appellate issues written by the attorneys of the California Appellate Law Group LLP.
Reversal of the family law judges for abuse of discretion is rare, but that's what the 4th District Court of Appeal recently did. The court issued a peremptory writ in the first instance because a family court judge changed custody to a noncustodial parent and required children to move in the middle of the school year from their California home to Alabama. Jane J. v. Superior Court, 2015 DJDAR 6647 (June 16, 2015). This case is thus the next chapter...
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