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It was recently reported by TMZ that Jesse James’ ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder, is tasking the judge to hold James in contempt for refusing to allow her to see their six year old daughter in a court ordered visitation. James allegedly refused to follow the order because he believes that Janine is a drug addict and their daughter would be at risk. Lindmulder responded by stating that she would submit to a drug test.

It is the stated policy of California under California Family Code (CFC), Sections 3020-3032 and 3080-3089, to assure that the health, safety, and welfare of any involved children will be the court’s primary concern when making any orders regarding the physical or legal custody, or visitation of children. Therefore, the court attempts to make sure that children have frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage, or ended their relationship.

Under CFC Section 3080, parents are encouraged to share the rights and responsibilities of child rearing, predominantly through joint custody, in order to ensure the health, safety and welfare of any involved children. However, where the contact between a parent and a child would not be in the best interest of the child – such as in cases of abuse, neglect, or crime – other custodial arrangements will be made.

The best possible child custody arrangement is essential to the well being of your children. It is therefore necessary that you retain our experienced legal representation as soon as you can. The child custody attorneys at Wallin & Klarich have been handling custody arrangements for more than 30 years. Our Southern California attorneys will conduct a thorough review of the details of your case, and will advocate on your behalf to get you and your family the best possible outcome. Call Wallin & Klarich today at (888) 749-7428 and visit us on our website at www.wkfamilylaw.com to speak with one of our attorneys regarding your case. We will be here when you call.

The Associated Press recently reported that Dr. Conrad Murray, a doctor charged in the death of Michael Jackson, lost his bid to resolve a child support issue threatening his Nevada medical license. Murray requested relief from paying about $16,000 in back child support payments to the mother of his 12 year old son. Murray could face suspension of his medical license as early as August, depending on the hearing master’s recommendation and possible appeals.

Under the child support laws in the California Family Code (CFC) Section 4050-4076, the interests of any child involved are the state’s top priority. Accordingly, a parent’s first and principal obligation is to support any minor children according to the parent’s circumstances and station in life. Both parents are mutually responsible for the support of their children. The court will therefore take into account each parent’s actual income and level of responsibility for each child. Cost of living, as well as the standard of living, in California is high compared to other states. Therefore, children must receive fair, timely, and sufficient support reflecting these realities of living in California.

The statewide uniform guideline for determining child support payment orders is generally calculated with respect to the amount of both parents’ income to be allocated for child support, any disposable income, physical custody of each child, and parties’ gross income. A more thorough equation can be found under CFC Section 4055.

Child support is essential to the health and safety of your children. It is therefore necessary to retain our experienced legal representation as soon as you can. The child support attorneys at Wallin & Klarich have been handling divorce proceedings for more than 30 years. Our Southern California attorneys will conduct a thorough review of the details of your case, and will advocate on your behalf to get you and your family the best possible outcome. Call Wallin & Klarich today at (888) —— and visit us on our website at www.wklaw.com to speak with one of our attorneys regarding your case. We will be here when you call.

A co-founder of Broadcom Corp., a billion dollar microchip company based out of Irvine, California, is engaged in a very contentious and expensive divorce. As part of their divorce proceedings, Henry T. Nicholas and his estranged wife must divvy-up close to $1 billion in community assets!

To complicate matters, Broadcom Corp. shareholders and various regulators are making claims to much of this fortune. Moreover, Nicholas has been the subject of a Federal indictment amidst allegations that Nicholas manipulated Broadcom Corp. stock and provided illegal drugs to friends and various other business contacts. His estranged wife is also seeking primary custody of the couple’s three children after alleging wide-spread abuse of illegal drugs by Mr. Nicholas.

It will definitely be interesting to see how this fascinating divorce plays out over the next few months. Wallin and Klarich will continue to monitor it, as to see how it could potentially impact other divorce proceedings. Call the skilled Orange County divorce attorneys at Wallin and Klarich today to see how this or any other family law matter could potentially impact you, your loved ones, or your friends!

Wallin and Klarich has been in the business of helping people with their family law matters in their time of need for many years. If you or someone you love is facing child custody or support disputes, or any other family law matter in Southern California, you need to call Wallin and Klarich today for an evaluation of your case. Call 888-749-7428 to get in contact with an attorney today.

Now that Michael Jackson has passed away, a potentially very heated battle over who will get custody of his minor children is on the horizon. Will it be Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson? Will it be the biological mother of his two children, Debbie Rowe? Will it be the children’s nanny Grace Rwaramba, or Aunt Janet Jackson?

The child custody situation is complex and there are several different issues that will most likely need to be addressed. First, it has been reported that Michael’s last will and testament bequeathed legal and physical custody of his children to his mother Katherine. This brings up a very interesting legal question: Does a bequeath of custody of one’s minor children in a will to another individual (i.e. Katherine) supersede the custodial rights of a biological parent (i.e. Debbie Rowe)? It will definitely be interesting to see how the court rules on this.

Another issue has to do with the custodial rights of the nanny, who reportedly cared for the children for ten years. Does she have any more custodial rights to the children than Katherine Jackson or Debbie Rowe? The answer to this is probably not, since she was paid for her services and was not a girlfriend, co-habitant, domestic partner, etc., of Michael. Finally, one last issue has to do with whether the court would split up the children. It has been reported that Ms. Rowe is the biological mother of the oldest two children. Therefore, if the court were to grant her custody of the two oldest children just because she is their biological mother, would the Court then grant custody of the youngest child to someone else?

These custody issues that have arisen as a result of the sudden and unexpected death of Michael Jackson are very fascinating to say the least. Wallin and Klarich will continue to monitor these issues very closely as they may impact other custody battles down the line. If you or a loved one has questions regarding child custody matters, call a skilled California child custody attorney at Wallin and Klarich today. Wallin and Klarich has been in the business of helping people with child custody matters and many other family law issues many years and we would like to help you with yours! Call Wallin & Klarich today at 1-888-749-7428 or visit online at www.wkfamilylaw.com to learn more about your case and what can be done.