Is a judge allowed to drop an “f bomb”, even if he or she is outside of court? The answer in California appears to be no, at least if it is in reference to a conversation with another judge. The issue arose recently in a case filed with the State’s Commission on Judicial Performance. This is…
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…
The use of retired judges to resolve family law cases in California has become quite common over the years. The way it works is that in exchange for an hourly rate paid for by the parties, the retired judge serves as a “privately compensated temporary judge.” However, in a published decision by the California Court…
San Diego Family Law Attorney Andy Cook Celebrates 28 Years in Practice Today is May 8, 2023. And that marks 28 years to the date when a 32-year-old man named Andy Cook opened his family law practice in the Bankers Hill area of San Diego. Lots of things have changed since that time, including some…
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…
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…
The “Immaculate Extension”, I am still in a football frame of mind. After all, it was last month that the Super Bowl was played. So pardon me for using a pigskin metaphor, but the first thing I thought of when I recently learned that the Internal Revenue Service had extended the deadline for tax filing…
When Does California Child Support End? When a California judge orders child support, that support is supposed to last until the child turns 18. But there is a major exception based on Family Code section 3901. That exception provides that child support can last as long as another year, until the child’s 19th birthday, if…
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…
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…
