By Mani Dabiri | Published June 24, 2020 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations | Tagged Tags: assaultandbattery, civilharassment, domesticviolence, elderabuse, restrainingorders |
L.A. County Goes Remote for Restraining Orders
Now you can file your papers from home. Effective June 15, the L.A. Superior Court will accept applications for restraining orders at new, dedicated email addresses for each participating courthouse. There are now four ways to file a request for a restraining order (or a response to one). You can email them in. You can fax them Read More
Read MoreFTC Warns Nursing Homes Not to Take People’s Stimulus Checks
The Federal Trade Commission has clarified something for nursing homes and assisted-living facilities: their residents’ stimulus checks belong to them, not the facility, so you can’t take it from them. Reportedly, some facilities have requested or required that people on Medicaid sign over the checks. Don’t do that. As the FTC’s notice explains, these checks are, by law, personal Read More
Read MoreRestraining Orders to Protect the Elderly, the Disabled, and the Workplace
For two weeks we’ve covered the two main restraining orders in California. First it was the domestic-violence restraining order; then it was the civil-harassment restraining order. Here are two more to mention for now. One is a restraining order for elders and dependent adults. To get one, you must be at least 65 years old Read More
Read MoreGet a Restraining Order
A toxic relationship can happen to anyone. You. Me. Our parents or children, siblings or relatives, friends or coworkers. And they do happen to people—all the time. They always have, and they always will, so long as the world turns and people continue to interact. If you find yourself in one, you may not know Read More
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