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Duty to Support a Spouse in California

November 25, 2025 2:30 amNovember 25, 2025 2:31 am

Division 9, Part 3, Chapter 1 of the Family Code imposes a duty to support a spouse. Section 4300 requires a person to support the person’s spouse. Section 4301 also requires a person to support the person’s spouse while they...

CA Voter ID Initiative Likely to Appear on 2026 Ballot, Surpasses 600,000 Signatures

November 24, 2025 3:48 pmNovember 24, 2025 3:48 pm

A California Voter ID initiative looks likely to appear on the 2026 ballot with over 600,000 signatures, just short of the million signatures needed to qualify. The organizers and volunteers have 96 days to gather the remaining signatures for the...

Annexation of Harbor Districts in California

November 24, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 24, 2025 2:01 pm

California’s Harbors and Navigation Code, in Division 8, Part 3, Chapter 5, deals with annexation. Section 6110 authorizes the annexation to a district in any of the following territory which is in the same county as the district, or in...

New Federal Lawsuit Alleges Jewish Students at Chapman University Were Subjected to Repeated Anti-Semitic Harassment and Discrimination

November 24, 2025 9:00 amNovember 24, 2025 9:01 am

Jewish students from Chapman University in Orange allege in a new federal lawsuit that they were subjected to repeated anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination for an entire school year with the “direct approval” of administrators. 2024 Chapman graduates Talya Malka and...

Stick a Fork in California: Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Retroactive Billionaire Tax

November 24, 2025 2:45 amNovember 25, 2025 1:42 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a retroactive billionaire tax targeting the roughly 220 billionaires residing in California in 2025, ignoring that these individuals are the most financially mobile and can live anywhere. Expecting them to remain in the state...

Mediation Availability in Family Law Cases

November 24, 2025 2:30 amNovember 24, 2025 2:31 am

Family Code Division 8, Part 2, Chapter 11, Article 2 deals with the availability of mediation for custody and visitation issues related to minor children. Section 3170 states that, if it appears on the face of a petition, application, or...

Relief from Duty to Support a Parent in California

November 23, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 23, 2025 2:01 pm

Division 9, Part 4, Chapter 2 of the Family Code deals with relief from the duty to support a parent when that parent abandoned the child. Section 4410 allows an adult child to file a petition in the county where...