Blog Posts in 2009

Tiger Wood Keeps His Domestic Disturbance Under Wraps

So far, Tiger Woods and his legal advisers have done a pretty good job of warding off the police and keeping him and his wife out of trouble. At this point the only thing the police have against Tiger and his wife is that Tiger crashed his 2009 Cadillac into a fire hydrant and a tree in his neighbor's yard after he pulled out of his driveway at 2:25 a.m. Alcohol apparently was not involved in ...

The Recurring Gift That Pays Child Support

The ability to take down a deadbeat dad seems to get easier with every appellate court decision in California. In Marriage of Alter (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 718 , the court decimated the type of dead beat dad that many of us previously believed were bullet proof. The type of deadbeat I'm talking about is the father who sits at the pool all day working on his tan, while his children live with mom in ...

Donald Schweitzer Elected to PBA Board

The Pasadena Bar Association has announced the election of Donald P. Schweitzer as a board member for their organization. Mr. Schweitzer will begin serving on the board January 1, 2010. Mr. Schweitzer will attend all of the board meetings, participate in the PBA's planning and events, and will vote on various propositions that are brought up at the Pasadena Bar Association meetings. Mr. Schweitzer ...

Children Witnesses in Domestic Violence Cases

Last week I concluded a seven day jury trial involving allegations that my client committed domestic violence against his ex wife. Fortunately for my client, it took the jury less than an hour to find my client not guilty. Prior to going to trial I attempted to convince the Deputy District Attorney that he should not proceed with the case, since the only corroborating evidence he had was the ...