Legal – California Globe

Voiding or Rescinding a Declaration of Minor Emancipation

January 1, 2026 4:00 amJanuary 1, 2026 4:01 am

Division 11, Part 6, Chapter 3, Article 3 of the Family Code dealing with the voiding or rescinding of a court declaration of emancipation of a minor. Section 7130 states that a declaration of emancipation obtained by fraud or by...

Seize PG&E? A Congressional Candidate Makes the Case

December 31, 2025 2:30 pmDecember 31, 2025 2:31 pm

In progressive activism, few ideas capture the imagination quite like the concept of seizing control of essential services from private corporate hands and placing them under government oversight. And that’s just what a candidate for Congress suggests. Saikat Chakrabarti, a...

Location of a Missing Party in Child Custody Cases

December 31, 2025 2:00 pmDecember 31, 2025 2:01 pm

The California Family Code, in Division 8, Part 2, Chapter 8, deals with the location of a missing party or child in legal actions regarding the right to custody of minor children. Section 3130 provides that, if a petition to...

California’s Latest HUD Fiasco: Another Massive Abuse Of Taxpayer Dollars

December 31, 2025 1:41 pmDecember 31, 2025 1:41 pm

A damning U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report exposed $5.8 billion in questionable rental assistance payments in FY 2024 under the Biden administration—over 11 percent of nearly $50 billion disbursed nationwide. The 183-page Agency Financial Report detailed payments to...

Ringside: What is the Future of California’s Republican Party?

December 31, 2025 10:00 amDecember 31, 2025 10:01 am

In 2012 I was involved with a ballot initiative that qualified for the state ballot. Generally referred to as a “paycheck protection” measure, it was the third time that conservative activists in the state had put onto the state ballot...

California Judge Sides With UCLA on Suspension of Professor for Failing to Give Leniency to Black Students Following George Floyd Death

December 31, 2025 7:05 amDecember 31, 2025 7:05 am

Should university administrators be afforded wide latitude to cater to online mobs? That sounds like the attitude of California Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III. Ford this month issued a tentative ruling that UCLA administrators acted properly when they...

Valuation for Eminent Domain

December 31, 2025 2:55 amDecember 31, 2025 2:56 am

Part 3, Title 7, Chapter 9, Article 2 deals with the date of valuation for purposes of compensation under California’s eminent domain law. Section 1263.110 provides that, unless an earlier date of valuation is applicable under this article, if the...