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Ventura County Courts Announces Comprehensive Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Condensed Review of Ventura County’s Current Court Operations Adapted from Open Letter to Family Law Bar as written by JoAnn Johnson, Family Law Supervising Judge – Ventura County As of March 19, 2020, Ventura County Courts is reopening with very limited services on the heels of a three-day closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The […]
Seven Guidelines for Parents Who Are Divorced/Separated and Sharing Custody of Children During the Covid19 Pandemic
1. BE HEALTHY. Comply with all CDC and local and state guidelines and model good behavior for your children with intensive hand washing, wiping down surfaces and other objects that are frequently touched, and maintaining social distancing. This also means BE INFORMED. Stay in touch with the most reliable media sources and avoid the rumor […]
COVID-19 Pandemic Information
COVID-19 Pandemic
Dear Colleagues, Clients and Friends, Drury Pullen, A Professional Law Corporation welcomes you to follow our blog as our communities focus on health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this crisis, it will be our goal to provide as much information as we can about COVID-19 “shelter in place” mandates throughout California, Superior Court […]
New Blood Test to Identify Fathers Before Birth
New Blood Test to Identify Fathers Before Birth This is such an interesting new development for family law practitioners and parents-to-be. Steve Ruark for The New York Times It is an uncomfortable question that, in today’s world, is often asked by expectant mothers who had more than one male partner at the time they became […]
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional By Boston Appeals Court (LGBT)
In a landmark ruling today, the Boston First Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional because it denies federal benefits to same-sex married couples. The full decision can be read here: http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/cases/gill-v-office-of-personnel-management/2012-may-31-gill-v-opm-first-circuit-ruling.pdf?p1=News_links
California Domestic Partner Ruling
California Court of Appeal Rules for Same-Sex Partner in Inheritance Dispute Court Recognizes New Legal Claim for Unmarried Partners Intentionally Deprived of Expected Inheritance In May 2012 the California Court of Appeal established an important new legal protection for unmarried partners who are wrongfully prevented from inheriting property from each other when one partner dies. […]