Los Angeles’s new COVID lockdown bans most walking, driving and use of public transport Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued an order for residents to stay at home, warning that the city is approaching a “devastating tipping point” in its fight against COVID-19 that would overwhelm the hospital system. “We must minimize contact with others […]
California’s new stay-at-home order: What you need to know, from supermarkets to playgrounds
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new regional stay-at-home order is similar to the original sweeping order issued in March, but is significantly limited in some ways. All retail stores will be allowed to remain open, as will be outdoor spaces like parks and beaches. The order prohibits gatherings and requires people to stay home and minimize their interactions […]
New California Law for the Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence
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 […]
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 […]