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Family

Aug. 31, 2010

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The policy of our law as guaranteed by the state constitution is to treat people fairly and equally. Have our courts complied? By Fred Silberberg of Silberberg & Ross.

By Fred Silberberg

The purported policy of the law in the state of California is to have open family law proceedings and public access to family law files. Allegedly, the public has a "right to know" what goes on in family law courts, and the open court system is intended to provide a means of oversight and public accountability for the actions of family law judges.

There have been attempts in the past to make family law files conf...

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