Updates From Local Superior Courts Week April 20-24th
Updates From Local Superior Courts Week April 20-24th We’ve compiled updated from our local Superior Courts in one post. We’ll update this post as more information comes in this week. 4.22.20: Superior Court of Alameda County The Superior Court of Alameda County has adopted emergency Local Rule 5.38 and amended Local Rule 3.30 and emergency […]
Judge Syren: Family Law Update 4.20.20
April 20, 2020 Please be advised that the Judicial Council just adopted Emergency Rule 13 (the rule in its entirety can be viewed through the Judicial Council website). This rule deals specifically with modifications of support (both child and spousal). According the rule, an order modifying or terminating support may be made effective as of […]
Judge Syren – Family Law Update 4.17.20
April 17, 2020 Commencing April 20, 2020, the court will begin to hold limited hearings in family law pursuant to Local Emergency Rule 3.29. Family law hearings will be scheduled on Mondays and Thursdays. Attorneys and litigants will be noticed by the court at least 48 hours before any scheduled video hearing. Family law bench […]
Licensing Non-Lawyers to Practice Law – Sort Of?
Licensing Non-Lawyers to Practice Law – Sort Of? The State Bar of California is now in the process of creating a task force to investigate launching a program to license non-lawyers to do some elements of law practice. Is this a good idea, or the beginning of the end of our profession? A way to […]
Judge Syren – Family Law Update 4.13.20
Alameda County Superior Court issued Emergency Rule 1.8a on Friday April 10 creating rules relating to what may be filed through fax filing and what is still available for filing via drop boxes in Hayward, Oakland (RCD) and Berkeley. As of this afternoon(April 13, 2020) fax filing is up and running. In family, requests for […]