A plain-English guide to child support hearings at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange, from filing the FL-300 and FL-150 to the guideline calculation, DCSS cases, and the wage assignment.

Arrested or investigated but no charges yet? A California criminal defense lawyer explains the one-year misdemeanor rule, the three-year felony rule, the exceptions, and what to do while you wait.

A practical guide for people arrested in Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, Placentia, Yorba Linda, Buena Park, and La Habra: booking and release, where the case is heard, the first court date at the North Justice Center, and the mistakes that cost people the most in the first two weeks.

A practical guide to theft and shoplifting cases at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach: which cases go there, what happens at arraignment, how Orange County prosecutors make offers, and how diversion and dismissal work.

What the prosecutor must prove for stalking under Penal Code section 646.9, the defenses that work, misdemeanor versus felony penalties, and how a stalking charge interacts with restraining orders, custody, and firearms.

A criminal protective order under Penal Code section 136.2 is issued by the criminal judge in a domestic violence or witness case, usually at arraignment. Learn what it prohibits, how it differs from a family court restraining order, how firearm surrender works, how to ask for a modification, and what happens if you violate it.

A practical guide to Orange County DUI cases heard at the West Justice Center in Westminster: the arrest, the 10-day DMV deadline, arraignment, plea offers, and the defenses that matter.

Domestic battery under Penal Code section 243(e)(1) is a misdemeanor that does not require any injury. This guide walks through the elements the prosecutor must prove, the common defenses, the penalties and probation terms, and the collateral consequences for firearms, immigration, and custody.

A wet reckless under Vehicle Code 23103.5 is the most common DUI reduction in California. This guide explains what it is, what it saves you, what it does not, and when a prosecutor in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, or Orange County will offer one.

A domestic violence arrest in California starts a criminal case and often a custody fight at the same time. Learn how the emergency protective order, the criminal protective order, and the Family Code section 3044 presumption affect your children, and what to do in the first two weeks in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles County.

Divorce mediation in California lets spouses work out custody, support, and property with a neutral mediator, then file the agreement as a stipulated judgment. Here is how the process works, what is confidential, and when it is a bad fit.

A misdemeanor is a criminal conviction with jail exposure, a permanent record, and consequences for immigration, licensing, custody, and employment. Here is what a defense lawyer actually does in a misdemeanor case and how to decide between a public defender, a private attorney, and going it alone.

A judge can pause most California misdemeanors for up to two years and dismiss them on completion, even over the prosecutor's objection. Here is how Penal Code 1001.95 diversion works and how to ask for it.

A first DUI in California is two cases at once, a DMV suspension and a criminal charge, with a ten-day deadline most people miss. Here is what a lawyer actually changes and how to decide whether to hire one.

The DMV administrative per se hearing is a separate case from your DUI charge, and you have only 10 days to request it. Here is what the DMV must prove, how the hearing runs, and what happens to your license in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles counties.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Huntington Beach residents at the West Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Irvine residents at the Harbor Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Anaheim residents at the North Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Santa Ana residents at the Central Justice Center. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

A practical guide to domestic violence charges in Orange County: the arrest, the emergency protective order, arraignment at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, the criminal protective order, batterer's program terms, firearm and custody consequences, and the defenses that actually work.