California provides multiple paths for persons with non-biological relationships to children to become parents and to gain parental-type custodial and visitation rights. The public policies supporting these promote non-disruptive initial “parentage” determinations. They also favor stability and continuity in a child’s life if substantial parent-like relationships are developed. This century’s liberalization of the […]
Since 2015, the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has annually presented a comprehensive free program, Trial Basics Seminar. Herring Imming was pleased to originally conceive and establish TBS. I am pleased to remain the event’s ongoing Dean. TBS is geared toward family law lawyers with limited trial experience wanting to […]
Herring Imming lawyer, Taylor Fuller, has for years dedicated herself to the Santa Barbara County Bar Association. In 2025, she steps into the role of Co-editor of its monthly publication, Santa Barbara Lawyer. Scott Jaske joins her as the other Co-editor. Taylor writes, “[a]t its core, SBL is about connection – connection to ideas, to developments […]
The Court of Appeal recently issued its written Opinion concerning a San Luis Obispo County Superior Court case in which Herring Imming successfully represented a biological mother and her wife toward protecting their pre-teen daughter. The case, now known as C.C. v. L.B. (24 DJDAR 10911 (11/26/24) (DCA2/6)), affirmed Greg and Ruston’s hard-fought trial court […]