The California Family Code, in what is known as the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA), in Family Code sections 6200-6460, defines abuse as: (a) For purposes of this act, “abuse” means any of the following: (1) To intentionally or recklessly cause or...
The simple answer is no, it is not legal to record your spouse unless that person consents to being recorded. Under California Penal Code section 632, it is a crime to record a telephone call or conversation without the consent of both parties to the call. A...
Sometimes a family runs into problems and they get a visit from Child Welfare Services (CWS), a division of the San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency. The job of CWS is to investigate abuse of children and develop and enforce ways to protect them....
You know the kids belong with you, but how can you show the judge that? This blog will talk through what to do (and what not to do) when trying to demonstrate your abilities as a parent in a child custody visitation situation. In marriages, there can come a time when...
JWB Family Law was honored to be featured in the May/June 2019 issue of the Journal for the San Diego County Bar Association’s (SDCBA). In her article titled “How to be Understood With Great Clarity: Be Blunt,” JWB Family Law founder, Jane Wesley Brooks, gave tips for...
JWB Family Law is expanding its team to welcome Noelle Dela Rosa Goldberg as an Associate Attorney. Noelle joins the JWB Family Law legal team to help the firm in all aspects of family law: collections, divorce, child custody and visitation, paternity, child and...
