LOS ANGELES - In family law, Judge Ryan D. White is keenly aware of the long-term duty he has toward many of his cases.
"The hard thing is I have jurisdiction until kids are 18, so even if we've resolved the case, they can come back. It's never final," he said.
He said he believes that even when litigants don't receive their desired result, they often leave with a sense of respect for the process if they feel listened to. "And that p... (continued)