Legal Question in Family Law in California

In California Family Law, is it possible that a ruling made on custody and/or visitation issues be thrown out at any time after it was made? If so, under what specific circumstances could this happen? IMPORTANT NOTE: This is not regarding any case in particular, but just a question about law. I have asked this question twice and the attorneys who have been kind enough to reply to my question seem rather

annoyed by it. My apologies, it was not my intent to cause confusion. Think of my question this way: if a mother were to lose custody of her children in a custody proceeding in the State of California even when the evidence presented during trial was preponderant in her favor, is there a way that she could - at any time after such ruling had been made, petition for the court to dismiss the ruling as unlawful? Or perhaps reversed without the burden of having the burden of proof of a significant change in circumstances? I hope this is making sense. Again, no specific case here, just a question I would like to have answered.


Asked on 6/21/12, 7:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

The problem you are having with getting an answer is that your question cannot be answered without context. We don't answer vague generalized questions that make no sense because they are not tied to any particular actual legal issue. You don't even seem to get how your questions are basically nonsense because you are not using proper legal terms and are not talking about a real legal situation. If all you are asking is whether custody and visitation rulings can be changed after they are issued, the answer is "yes." Beyond that, you have to present a specific legal issue to get an answer here.

Read more
Answered on 6/21/12, 11:55 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody and Adoption questions and answers in California