http://mikecarrillo.com Aggressive, Competent, and Affordable Representation Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:30:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That California Must Reduce The Population of Inmates in State Prison On August 4, 2009, a three-panel Federal Court ordered that California reduce its inmate population. The Court cited California's failure to protect the constitutional rights of the inmates in custody in California ... http://mikecarrillo.com/criminal-defense/federal-judges-orders-california-state-prison-to-reduce-inmate-population/ YES, the court can make you stop using marijuana and surrender your medical marijuana card as a term of your probation if you agree to it as a term. When you are charged with a crime, the District Attorney’s Office will often offer for you to take a plea, which means ... http://mikecarrillo.com/criminal-defense/can-the-court-order-me-to-surrender-my-medical-marijuana-card-and-stop-using-marijuana-as-a-term-of-probation/ Yes, there is. There are different methods and steps to take in order to collect on a family law judgment in California that has been made in your favor. When you are looking to collect on a family law judgment, not referring to child or spousal support, the first step ... http://mikecarrillo.com/family-law/the-court-granted-me-a-money-judgment-in-a-family-law-case-but-the-other-party-won%e2%80%99t-pay-is-there-anything-i-can-do/ Yes, you do have rights. The police are only allowed to search your car under limited exceptions which a lawyer can best advise you on. When you are facing a criminal case there are many protections that allow the cops to invade your privacy and violate your 4th amendment rights ... http://mikecarrillo.com/criminal-defense/what-if-the-cops-searched-my-car-without-my-consent-during-a-traffic-stop-do-i-have-rights/ NO, unless under a very narrow exception of extreme hardship, the court cannot look at your new spouses income in calculating the amount your ex-spouse should pay in child support. After a divorce or when there are children involved in a case, for child support or child custody, the case will ... http://mikecarrillo.com/family-law/can-the-court-look-at-my-new-spouse%e2%80%99s-income-when-determining-what-child-support-my-ex-spouse-should-pay/ Your rights to the business that you owned prior to marriage but worked at during marriage would depend on a few different factors, as explained below, but you do have rights! In California, the courts apply different formulas to deal with the distribution of property and assets that the couple owned ... http://mikecarrillo.com/divorce/what-are-my-rights-if-i-owned-a-business-before-my-marriage-but-worked-at-it-during-the-marriage-what-could-the-court-do/ If your previous lawyer failed to adequately represent you in your case you still have rights but the court may mistakenly hold it against you in your case and order you to pay attorneys fees, sanctions, or other penalties by the court. Unfortunately there are times when you hire a divorce ... http://mikecarrillo.com/family-law/what-if-my-previous-lawyer-failed-to-do-work-on-my-divorce-case-can-the-court-hold-that-against-me/ An Ex-Wife or Ex-Husband Who Makes Payments On Community Property Debt During A Divorce Case Will Be Reimbursed For Those Payments By The Other Spouse. Many times when couples separate there are issues with community money being used to pay a spouse’s separate expenses while the dissolution is pending and they ... http://mikecarrillo.com/divorce/what-if-im-making-payments-on-debt-that-me-and-my-ex-wife-or-ex-husband-accumulated-during-the-marriage/ You Can Get An Annulment Of Your Marriage If The Marriage Was Based Upon Fraud Often times when a party is seeking a permanent separation from their spouse they would prefer it if the marriage had never existed. Legally that is a possibility if the reason for the divorce meets ... http://mikecarrillo.com/divorce/how-can-i-get-an-annulment/ Yes, You Have Options To Get An Attorney If You Cannot Afford One In Your Divorce Case! Often times when you are considering a divorce there are financial burdens that make hiring an attorney seem impossible due to the expenses that are commonly believed to come along with that. However, ... http://mikecarrillo.com/family-law/if-i-cant-afford-an-attorney-for-my-divorce-do-i-have-any-options-to-get-an-attorney/