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Jessica Dayton of ADZ Law Featured Article on the Current Adult Sexual Assault Statute of Limitations Window

Moving forward after a sexual assault is an individualized process. It can take many years before some survivors are ready to face what happened to them. It can take even longer to find the courage to come forward and hold their perpetrators accounta… Read More
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Types of Adoption in California

When most people hear “adoption,” they picture a child being placed with a new family through an adoption agency. That’s only one possibility. California law provides several ways to establish a legal parent-child relationship, and… Read More
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Can an NDA Stop You from Filing a Lawsuit?

You may have signed an NDA without giving it much thought. Months or even years later, something happens that leaves you wondering whether that agreement took away your right to file a lawsuit. Before you assume the answer is yes, take a closer look.… Read More
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What is Third-Party Liability for Sexual Assault?

Most people assume a sexual assault case is legally simple. Someone commits the act, and that person is responsible. The reality is often more complicated, especially in California, where premises liability and negligence laws can extend responsibili… Read More
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How Do You Get a Restraining Order in California?

It often starts with something that seems manageable. A few unwanted messages. Repeated phone calls. Someone showing up where they know you’ll be. Then the behavior continues, escalates, or may become physical and impossible to ignore. When tha… Read More
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Domestic Violence. African American Man Threatening Wife And Daughter With His Fist

How Domestic Violence Impacts Child Custody Decisions

When family conflict reaches the courtroom, child custody decisions often involve more than parenting schedules and living arrangements. California law treats domestic violence as a serious factor because exposure to abuse can affect a child’s safe… Read More
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ADZ Law Resolves Landmark Cover-Up Case Against Saint Mary’s College of California

For decades, survivors of sexual assault have experienced a second trauma after their assault. It’s this additional harrowing experience that drives many survivors into hiding as they hesitate to bring their complaint forward. When those brave enou… Read More
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Understanding the Changes in California’s Assembly Bill 250

For years, many survivors were told their time to take legal action had simply run out. A missed deadline should not decide whether someone gets justice. That reality is changing with California’s Assembly Bill 250. For survivors and those question… Read More
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Can You Sue an Institution for Sexual Assault?

Sexual assault does not happen in a vacuum. What happened to you should not have been possible in the first place. Institutions are expected to create safe spaces, enforce policies, and respond when something goes wrong. When they do not, the consequ… Read More
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How Technology Is Used in Domestic Abuse

Modern abuse does not always leave visible marks. That does not make it any less real. The devices you rely on every day can be turned against you. Technology in domestic abuse gives abusers new ways to monitor, threaten, and interfere with your life… Read More
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