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Automatic Restraining Orders (ATROs) - Exceptions
The ATROs prevent no person from creating, modifying, or revocation a will because a will is nothing more than testamentary intention of the party and not an actual transfer of property.
Class-action Lawsuit Against Volkswagen
A group of retirement funds from around the United States have filed a class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen in California.
Double Eagle Gold Coins
On Monday, a federal appeals court held that 10 "double eagle" 1933 $20 gold pieces, estimated to be worth several million dollars each, belong to the U.S. government, not the Pennsylvania family that possessed it for decades, the Langbord family.
Automatic Restraining Orders (ATROs) - Exception
When a person files for dissolution (divorce), under Family Code section 2040 California imposes standard (Automatic) Temporary Restraining Orders (“ATROs”).
Right of Survivorship
Right of Survivorship
Right of Survivorship means property will pass to surviving parties on title if a party on title should die.
On the Road
California courts and regulatory agencies are working on major changes to California’s $28 billion transportation sector as self-driving vehicles share the road with Uber and Lyft.
SB 1255
Date Of Separation
On July 25, 2016, Governor Brown signed SB 1255. SB1255 adds sections 70 to the California Family Code and overturns a controversial decision by the California Supreme Court holding in In Re Marriage of Davis (2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 1109, that established the date of legal separation as the date that the parties lived in separate residences. SB 1255 becomes effective on January 1, 2017.
Automatic Restraining Orders (ATROs)
When a person files for dissolution (divorce), under Family Code Section 2040 California imposes standard (Automatic) Temporary Restraining Orders (“ATROs”).
The Neutral Financial Professional in the Collaborative Dissolution
In the Collaborative process each party is represented by an attorney. Either one or two coaches are involved to represent and protect the collaborative process. A mental health professional may also be part of the team to bring to the table the needs of involved children. In the Collaborative dissolution, there is only one true neutral person, the Financial professional. The Financial Neutral helps to alleviate power imbalances in the room by the very nature of being neutral.
Some Words About The Collaborative Process
Local Attorney and Collaborative practitioner Diana Allen Jackson shares her thoughts about the collaboratively process of ending a martial or non-martial relationship. Take a Look.