Does Every Marriage In California Involve Domestic Violence?
How California domestic violence restraining order law defines disturbing the peace, coercive control, and conduct that destroys mental or emotional calm.
Legal Discipline Vs. Child Abuse: Is It Legal To Spank A Child In California?
Where California draws the line between lawful parental discipline and child abuse, including spanking, Penal Code 273d, CPS risk, and custody consequences.
Child Abuse Charges Explained: Penal Code 273a, 273d & Others
A guide to California child abuse charges, including Penal Code 273a, 273d, neglect, serious injury cases, sexual offenses, and collateral consequences.
How Child Abuse Cases Are Won At Trial
How child abuse trials are won: testing the origin of allegations, child statements, medical evidence, and the prosecution’s proof at trial.
Defending Against CACI Listings: The Child Abuse Central Index
What California’s Child Abuse Central Index is, how CACI listings happen, what they cost, and how to fight them through a grievance hearing.
What To Do If You Are A Non-Citizen Arrested For A Crime In California
You are not a citizen, and you have been arrested, or someone you love has. On top of every fear a citizen would have – jail, charges, a record – you are carrying one more: what does this do to the visa, the green card, the pending application, the life you’ve…
Child Abuse Crimes And Immigration Consequences
You are a noncitizen, and you have been accused of a crime involving your child. Perhaps you were charged with child endangerment after a chaotic night. Or perhaps you were arrested after a corporal-injury allegation arising from a disciplinary incident. You…
Certified Documents And RFE Responses: Proving To Immigration That Your Criminal Case Is Truly Over
The letter arrived from USCIS, and it is asking about your arrest. Maybe the arrest was years ago and nothing was ever filed. Maybe the case was dismissed, or resolved and long since put behind you. It does not matter to the letter: your green card renewal, your…
Aggravated Felonies Under Immigration Law
Your immigration lawyer, or your criminal lawyer, has used the phrase “aggravated felony,” and the tone told you it was bad. Or you are a green card holder weighing a plea, and somewhere in your research this term surfaced as the thing above all others to avoid.…
Post-Conviction Relief Under Penal Code Section 1473.7
Years ago you took a plea bargain. Maybe a lawyer told you it was the standard deal, maybe you wanted the case over, and no one explained, in words you understood, what that plea would do to your immigration life. Now it has surfaced: a green card application…