Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

We'd like to investigate suing a parental coordinator professional for professional negligence, malpractice, and breach of contract. What type of lawyer would handle this?

Also, what state should we look in? We reside in California and have primary custody of the kids. The parent coordinator is in Nevada (as is the presiding family launch court). We'd prefer to sue in California.


Asked on 11/01/16, 1:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

First off, you can't sue a Nevada resident appointed under a Nevada court, in California. California has no jurisdiction over someone who lives in another state engaged in activities in that state by the order of the courts of that other state.

Second, unless Nevada law is radically different from California law on this issue (which is rarely the case) you can't sue the coordinator at all. Their court appointment would give them the protections of judicial immunity just like a Judicial Referee or Special Master. The only real chance you would have of suing them and not having the case thrown out would be if the court removed them for actual malfeasance involving some kind of fraud or actual malice, such as if they took a bribe to rule for the other parent.

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Answered on 11/01/16, 2:14 pm


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