Hand Forged Gift Given to Attorney--Hammer Time !!

It's really true, attorney received a gift by a well-known blacksmith!!   In appreciation  for attorney's help, over the holiday attorney got a really cool new tool for her toolbox!!

The Hammer Man

You’ll never look at hammers the same way again after seeing Brent Bailey make them the old-fashioned way.

By David Frane

In a recent issue of Tools of the Trade Jeff Kolle wrote a story about Brent Bailey, a blacksmith who claims to have made close to 17,000 hammers at his forge in Orland, California. The videos below show Bailey in action.

The first was shot at his forge in Orland, and shows how the hole (eye) for the handle is made. He could have used a power hammer to drive the slitting chisel through the piece of steel that will become the head but instead he does it by hand.

https://youtu.be/1AhCjiGWNMo  (video showing the handwork process)                                             https://youtu.be/1NIG7k50OW0

Has the Other Parent Stolen Your Kids?

The Parentage Act (2017 draft below)

If you are a recent arrival in this state, or if you never established jurisdiction properly, or if your partner has attempted to establish jurisdiction improperly and never notified you, or any combination of these factors (including being state residents but never having been married)-- then you will likely need to file a Parentage action to establish jurisdiction for your case involving your children.

http://www.uniformlaws.org/shared/docs/parentage/2016AM_AmendedParentage_Draft.pdf
and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act work together to help ensure parents don't run off with the kids...it used to be that parents could get away with this, but these days, it's harder to do.

http://www.uniformlaws.org/ActSummary.aspx?title=Child%20Custody%20Jurisdiction%20and%20Enforcement%20Act

If you are just arriving in California, or have just moved from California to another state, the same law will apply to the case, in tandem with the state law (of whichever state you went to...)

Attorney has had recently, four Parentage Act cases, with 3 of them being from other states, and one still here but the parent with custody moved to another state. These cases can be more difficult to do because sometimes attorney is faced with facts from another state making decisions that don't seem too well grounded.

  Also, attorney is seeing cases where multiple cases are filed in different states by family members who don't have custody, and then this makes it more expensive (even if they really have no grounds...)

Also if the parent that has custody of the child or children keeps moving around and doesn't update the District Attorney re the whereabouts of the other parent, and the DA doesn't adequately notify the noncustodial parent, we can see a big problem with support falling behind.

Attorney has successfully worked on two cases recently where the other parent wisked the kid away to another state and in another case, to another county. Fast action must be taken upon realization that you have NO marriage/NO court order--you need to file ASAP. In some cases a domestic order is proper if there has been violence--waiting too long will hinder your rights.
If you need help in Butte County, you can also contact the Child Abduction Unit in Oroville, CA.

And If you have such a case and need help, contact attorney C. Chan today! 530.359.8810

Charged with a Domestic Violence Restraining Order?

Being charged with a domestic violence restraining order is a serious issue since it's possible that the District Attorney will file charges against you. Even if the DA doesn't file charges against you, once a DV restraining order is filed, it is nearly impossible to have it removed and it may affect your ability to gain employment in some cases. Attorney is aware that false DV orders are filed, but all of them must be defended properly; unfortunately, not all attorneys are able to defend such cases.

To see some of the videos attorney believes are relevant to the defense of the charges, see https://candhattorneysnorcal.blogspot.com/ (which has information about attorney herein and attorney Craig Henderson from Chico), plus the videos are right on the first page.  Some good points are made by each attorney on each video-- these are attorneys we do not know personally, but the content is good.

Remember, under FC 3044 a person who has had a DV restraining order filed against him or her, and the restraining order is upheld within the previous five years--there is a rebuttable presumption that an award of  (a) sole or joint physical- OR- (b) legal custody of a child,  is detrimental to the best interest of the child....therefore,  that would mean that the party affected might not even get shared custody. The presumption may only be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. (superiority in weight of the evidence that is more convincing, and will be more than 50% of  all the evidence)

If you have had a DV restraining order filed against you, and you wish to gain custody or visitation of children, you have an uphill battle against you. Attorney recommends that you find an attorney who knows both family law and criminal law since the defense of the DV really does depend on how badly your case proceeds (if you are criminally charged and arrested) and how the district Attorney feels about prosecuting your case.

Attorney herein does practice family law and criminal law, and has done cases at all of the courthouses shown on the right side column of this site [plus other ones not shown]... so feel free to contact if you need help.

Atty C. Chan Agrees DV Issue Defense..Some Fake Cases do Get Filed!

HAS A DV TRO BEEN FILED AGAINST YOU...OR 

HAVE YOU BEEN CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

AND YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR JOB??

LOOK AT THIS VIDEO !!

CALL ATTORNEY CHAN (LOCALLY) IF YOU NEED

HELP IN DEFENSE OF YOUR CASE!

Attorney is well versed in how trumped up cases are filed....

Unfortunately, these DV TROs used to be routinely granted without

adequate proof. A DV TRO can be issued even if you are not

criminally charged, and that DV TRO if not contested, can

ruin your employment chances in the future. It will also

ruin your chances of being the custodial parent. 

530.359.8810

                                         Video below is a San Diego attorney who is correct 
                                     concerning DV criminal DV TROs and criminal charges
                                                         

                                                              

ATTORNEY CAN CAN ALSO HANDLE

 THE HEARINGS/TRIALS FOR THOSE
 WHO ARE BRINGING SUCH

 CHARGES VALIDLY AGAINST
ANOTHER PERSON