By Katheryn Tucker | July 8, 2021
"One of the real problems with conservatorship in general is that it's very often perceived as sort of a benign system," said Zoe Brennan-Krohn, a staff attorney with the ACLU's Disability Rights Project. But the legal construct is not designed to unlock if it's not benign.
By Cheryl Miller | February 18, 2021
A lawyer for the judge stated: "The commission's admonishment does not include the countless times Judge Roberts encouraged, praised and congratulated parents who did change their behavior so they could be reunited with their children."
By Amanda Bronstad | January 29, 2021
A court-appointed attorney has recommended that the brother of Tom Girardi serve as temporary conservator of his estate for limited purposes but not for him personally. The recommendation, in which the attorney interviewed Tom Girardi, comes ahead of a Monday hearing in a conservatorship petition filed by Robert Girardi, a dentist, who said his brother's condition "has sadly deteriorated to the point where he cannot care for himself without assistance."
By Cheryl Miller | December 7, 2020
An attorney seeking to keep videotapes of the 2010 trial under seal called a Ninth Circuit judge's questioning of whether the litigation was lawyer-driven "astounding."
By M. Jude Egan | August 20, 2020
"As it gets simpler to manipulate video footage, I will have no real way of knowing what footage has been manipulated and what has not," says certified Family Law Specialist Jude Egan.
By Cheryl Miller | August 11, 2020
"The judicial branch cannot usurp the responsibility of the other two branches on a long-term basis to deal with the myriad impacts of the pandemic," Cantil-Sakauye said in a statement. "The duty of the judicial branch is to resolve disputes under the law and not to legislate."
By M. Jude Egan, PhD, JD | May 28, 2020
If judges, lawyers, and court reporters can accept the technical challenges and limitations likely to emerge in the early stages, remote court appearances can become the norm to everyone's longer-term benefit.
By Jenna Greene | April 12, 2020
The underlying case is worthy of a reality television episode of its own. As Sidley Austin partner David Carpenter put it, "It's almost a Perry Mason-style story."
By M. Jude Egan, PhD, JD | April 10, 2020
The act of passing children back and forth between parents and households is exactly counter to the guidance given to us about social distancing and avoiding transmitting the virus to unknown people.
By Kevin P. O'Brien | April 9, 2020
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread through communities, the prospect of offering people electronic wills, remotely executed and virtually witnessed, has a whole new appeal.
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