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Aug. 4, 2020

A ‘clear and convincing’ appellate standard

In a recent opinion, the California Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision authored by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, resolved over a century of uncertainty over how appellate courts should review findings made under a “clear and convincing” evidentiary standard.

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Ted Xanders

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In Conservatorship of O.B., 2020 DJDAR 7797 (July 27, 2020), the California Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision authored by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, resolved over a century of uncertainty over how appellate courts should review findings made under a "clear and convincing" evidentiary standard.

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