On September 1, 2017, Gov. Jerry Brown signed 40 New California Law. Of great interest for families is AB 413, the new law which creates an exception allowing in California the recording without the consent of all participants of communications which can be used in court to document Domestic Violence. This new law should be […]
Author Archive | Joelle Stepien Bailard
Nursing Home Residents Gain New Protections
If you had to give the nation’s nursing homes a letter grade for quality, what would it be? Experts tend to sigh at this question and point out, correctly, that the country’s 15,600 facilities are vastly different — rural and urban, for-profit and nonprofit and government-run, home to the reasonably healthy and the extremely sick, […]
California Family Law – Marriage, Community Property, and Date of Separation
California Family Law 2017 Update: “Date of Separation” In late 2016, the California Legislature addressed an issue which was making separation and divorce quite difficult for families because of the emphasis which was placed by the law on the necessity for the spouses to be living in separate residences in order for them to be […]
California Family Law. Definition of Spouse.
Family Code – FAM PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS[ Effective 1/1/2017] Spouse defined Current through 2016 Legislative Session “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5. Ca. Fam. Code § 143 Added by Stats 2016 ch 50 (SB 1005),s 35, eff. 1/1/2017. —— The rights and obligations of “spouses” which now explicitly apply also […]
Why an Advance Health Care Directive? What Is Hospice Care?
Because we live in a very mobile, and global, society, people find it more and more important to execute end-of-life documents. Wills and trusts certainly are important for a family. Even more important perhaps is to take the time to Advance Health Care Directive. This is something you do not only for your family, but […]
The Supreme Court May Have Just Granted Thousands of Prisoners a Chance of Freedom
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday extended the reach of one of its most important criminal justice rulings of the past few years, ensuring new sentencing or parole hearings for thousands of men and women now serving mandatory life sentences for murders committed as juveniles. By a 6-3 vote in a decision authored by Justice Anthony […]
What Happens When You Are Separated From Your Wife, Come Out From Coma. But Do Not Have An Updated Advance Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care: A Kardashian Is In Your Hospital Room, And Is In Charge
Lamar Odom Reportedly Awakens from Coma and Speaks Lamar Odom, the former Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers forward who was found unconscious at a brothel north of Las Vegas, remained hospitalized today amid varying reports of improvements in his condition. E! Online reported early this afternoon that Odom emerged from the coma he had been […]
International Family Law – Hague Convention – Move-away
Society – How to be better parents – Raising children to be ethical and innovative
How To Be A Better Parent: 4 Secrets Backed By Research How to be a better parent” is discussed endlessly on the internet. But what we don’t see enough of is research-backed advice that can make your kids both more ethical and more successful. And I don’t mean “gets good grades” successful. I mean kids […]
Child custody reforms push for equal time with both parents
Nearly two dozen states have been considering shared parenting after divorce or separation as part of a reform of current child custody laws, which could mean more shared time for noncustodial parents with their children. According to a press release from the National Parents Organization (which advocates for shared parenting in divorce situations), those states […]