Tag: California

California Chief Justice Ronald George announces he will not run for reelection

From LA Times Blog: https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/california-chief-justice-george-will-not-run-for-reelection.html

July 14, 2010 California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George, whose legacy is likely to be his authorship of a landmark ruling that briefly legalized same-sex marriage in the state, announced Wednesday that he would not run for retention in November. “My 70th birthday this year focused my attention on a question recently posed by my family: Why file for reelection for another 12-year term, after having authored hundreds of judicial opinions and overseen major administrative reforms in the judicial system? What more do you hope to accomplish other than refining and preserving what has been achieved?” George said.”Reflection convinced me now is the right time — while I am at the top of my game — to leave while the proverbial music still plays, and return to private life.” George, an appointee of former Gov. Pete Wilson, has served 14 years as head of the California court system. When he steps down in January, he will have served a total of of 38 years in the state court system. George is a moderate Republican who has often been a swing vote on the state court high. He generated national attention over the issue of same-sex marriage. In an interview with The Times, he said he was drawn by memory to a long ago trip he made with his European immigrant parents through the American South. There, the signs warning “No Negro” or “No colored” left “quite an indelible impression on me,” he said. “I think,” he concluded, “there are times when doing the right thing means not playing it safe.” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appoint his successor. The governor may nominate a new chief justice by Sept. 16. Once a justice decides not to file for retention, the governor at the time is responsible for his or her replacement. — Maura Dolan in San Francisco

CALIFORNIA: Father Must Pay Child Support to Stepfather

Father must Pay Child Support to Stepfather for 18 year-old Highschool Student

July 07, 2007, Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, Sacramento: After death of mother (M), father (F) shared custody of their daughter (D), with her stepfather (SF). The Court ordered F to pay SF $ 900 each month in child support.

One month before turning 18, and Four months before graduation of D from high school, F filed papers with the Court to reduce the child support to zero.

The trial court denied F’s motion. The Appellate Court confirmed. On appeal, F argued that as a matter of law, absent express agreement, a trial court cannot order a parent to pay support to third parties. F also agreed neither he nor SF had “primary physical responsibility” for D therefore the guideline support should not be maintained.

The Appellate Court rejected both arguments and found that : 1) The F’s offer to the court to pay $ 900 per month in support was an expressed agreement, and 2) A pre-18th birthday guideline child support will continue after the child’s 18th birthday when she is a full time high school student.

IRMO Schopfer 2007, 2010: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1524408.html

Courts Report: July 6, 2010

 July 6, 2010, Los Angeles, Stanley Mosk Court House: The Court ordered temporary spousal support based on the base hourly income of the Husband plus 35% of any extra payments received by him on a monthly basis. Wife requested monthly support payments based on the Year To Date income of the Husband for the past 6 months. Husband proposed support payment based on his base hourly income plus additional payment at the end of the year. The Court disagreed. The Court stated that the Ostler-Smith Rule (which allows payment of support on a based salary plus percentage of the fluctuated income) applies to any situation where income of a support obligor changes from one month to another.