San Diego Family Law Blog

The Legality of Guns in California

Is it Illegal to Have a Gun While Subject to a California Domestic Violence Restraining Order? California law provides that a person subject to a California domestic violence restraining order “shall not own, possess, purchase, or receive a firearm or ammunition” while the restraining order is in effect.  If a person violates this law, known…

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Divorce Attorney Honored

Divorce Attorney honored again. San Diego family law attorney Andy Cook is pleased to announce that he has made the list of top family law lawyers in the 2023 San Diego Super Lawyers Magazine. This is the fourth consecutive year the Divorce Attorney honored, Divorce Lawer Andy Cook, has been honored in this way. Two weeks…

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Top Family Lawyer

Top Family Lawyer

Top family lawyer award by the L.A. Daily Journal goes to a San Diego Lawyer for the second year in a row. San Diego Divorce Lawyer Andy Cook is a back-to-back winner of the Los Angeles Daily Journal award. This is the second straight year that the Daily Journal has published such a list and…

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Dueling Restraining Orders

Dueling Restraining Orders

In California, Family Code section 6305 prevents a court from granting dueling restraining orders unless the court takes extra steps.  Specifically, “the court shall not issue a mutual order enjoining the parties from specific acts of abuse” without “making detailed findings of fact indicating that both parties acted as the primary aggressor and that neither…

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To Tell or Not to Tell

To Tell or Not to Tell If a California attorney sees another attorney from this state do something wrong, should there be a duty to report the “bad” attorney to the State Bar of California? If state senator Tom Umberg has his way, the answer would be yes. Umberg introduced legislation on December 5 that…

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