How Long Does Divorce Take In California?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 6.5 percent of couples in California divorced between 2009 and 2019, the most recently published data. In a state where the median household income is just about $75,000, and even more in counties like Marin ($115,246),...
Domestic Violence By The Numbers In California
According to data from the California Department of Justice Criminal Justice Statistics Center, police responded to 160,646 domestic violence calls in 2020 – defined by California Penal Code 13700 as involving acts, attempts, or threats of bodily injury between...
Lewellen | Strebe | Hopper Family Law Group Recruits Empathetic Litigator with Psychology Background
Lewellen | Strebe | Hopper Family Law Group brought on an associate attorney Morgan L. Montoya, a family law litigator with a psychology and early childhood development background. Montoya joins the firm's Sacramento office of family lawyers led by partner Jason...
Lewellen | Strebe | Hopper Law Group Partners Consistently Recognized by Legal Rating Service of Outstanding Lawyers Nationwide
Founding Partner of Lewellen | Strebe | Hopper P.C. Makes Top 5 Percent Cut in California Super Lawyers, a rating service identifying outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, selected Kimberly Lewellen in the service’s 2020-2021 list for California....
Lewellen, Strebe & Hopper Opens New Family Law Office in Sacramento
Lewellen, Strebe & Hopper, Family Law Group have expanded their reach of expertise by opening a new office in Downtown Sacramento. The office at 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 440, is led by family law expert Jason P. Hopper Esq. He and his team will represent clients...
Lewellen & Strebe Adds New Partner Jason Hopper to Form Lewellen Strebe & Hopper, Family Law Group
Family law and domestic relations litigator Jason P. Hopper Esq. partnered with Lewellen & Strebe Family Law to form Lewellen Strebe & Hopper, Family Law Group. Hopper’s family law practice is based in the firm’s Sacramento office and represents clients in family...
What is the “Date of Separation” and Why Should You Care?
[Source Material: Attorney’s Briefcase, Garrett Dailey, Esq., CFLS] Probably one of the most misunderstand issues is the date of separation. Clients want to know what it is and what to do about it because of the important economic ramifications. The date of...
Why Children are Protected Parties Although Not Direct Victims of Domestic Violence
[Sources: Perez v. Torres-Hernandez (2016) 1 Cal.App.5th 389; Robert A. Simon, Ph.D.] Under the Family Code in the State of California, domestic violence towards a parent is attributable towards children whether or not the children are present, witnessed it or even...
What Fathers Accused of Abuse Need to Know at the Outset to Protect Their Rights to Custody
Consider this scenario: You and your spouse get into an argument one night. The argument escalates and the police are called. The police arrive and you are arrested. She obtains temporary restraining orders from a family law court without notice to you. You are...
