Legal Question in Family Law in California

i had a court case today for restraining orders. the petitioner asked for reimbursement of damages to his car. i had gone through a criminal court case for keying the car once. a civilagreement wa smade. i guess his car had been keyed twomore times after. detectives cleared me and moved onto other leads. th ejudge said that i did it and have to pay the costs of the other 2 times. is this legal? should i appeal? ihad been cleared by police detectives and now the judge without any knowledge rules i owe the money. and this was in a family law court case? isnt that a criminal case3 if anything?


Asked on 4/08/11, 2:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
James Goff James R. Goff, Attorney at Law

Damaging a vehicle involves both civil and criminal consequences. If the criminal court did not require you to reimburse for the other damage to the car you should have presented that information to the civil - family court judge. What information did you provide to the judge in the restraining order matter with regard to the other damage? An appeal can be expensive and may require you to post a bond to cover the civil damages. Your time to appeal is limited. You may want to consult an attorney over the likelihood that you could prevail on appeal. A lot depends on what took place in court.

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Answered on 4/09/11, 2:35 pm


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