Law Office of Anton L. Georghiou

10/21/2024

November 5 is coming right up. It is the country's 60th Presidential election. We are the world's oldest democracy. We are also, hopelessly complacent. There is just a ton of misinformation out there, but we do know that only one candidate has said that he would among other things: be dictator on day one, has sucked up to Putin and other autocrats, has said this election would be the last so that his supporters may not need to vote again, argues for using the military against US citizens, and has generally said plainly undemocratic things. I am really surprised that so many Americans would still vote for this candidate given his history and his actions and words. The only thing I can attribute it to, is that Americans have had such a stable democracy for so long, that they have lost any understanding of the value of what they could lose here in the next election. Everyone who is eligible to vote, should vote. It wont be obvious until much later if this election was the decisive one or not, but electing the orange one to office based on everything he has said, is not beneficial to the survival of the country and the ability for its citizens to vote in the 61st presidential election.

12/21/2021

People sometimes stay married despite great hardship and discord because they think that their children would be more negatively impacted by divorce. The truth is more more nuanced and complicated.

Adverse early experiences can make young minds inflexible, while a carefree childhood has clear cognitive benefits.

09/08/2021

Appeared for my third TV interview on this case yesterday. It is a tragic situation made that much harder by the discord between the father and maternal grandparents.

Larry Millete claims visitation would allow relatives to "harass" his three children.

04/09/2021

A Will/trust document is the one thing that can communicate wishes when a person is either unable to communicate or loses the ability to make decisions for themselves

It gives you a voice when you no longer can express what you want

01/10/2021

Alienation and estrangement is a part of modern American life. I see it every day in divorces and the rifts created between the parents but also the children. But all of it is a choice.

Both parents and adult children often fail to recognize how profoundly the rules of family life have changed over the past half century.

12/06/2020

A reminder that Prop 19 will become law after February 2021, which will impact real estate re-assessment for inheritors after that date. Those who can and want to transfer real property before the law is implemented have to do so now.

10/18/2020

Prenups are useful and not just for the wealthy

Prenuptial agreements aren’t just for the rich and famous. All couples planning for marriage would be wise to think about divorce.

09/18/2020

In the local news today discussing the surge in family law cases since the pandemic hit.

Is the pandemic pushing married couples apart? Local divorce attorneys report a huge increase in cases and offer reasons on what may be driving some to divorce.

08/17/2020

Juries. They are very important in criminal prosecutions and in civil trials. They are unfortunately susceptible to tinkering that cause the juries to be extremely unrepresentative.

John Oliver takes a look at why people of color are routinely excluded from becoming jurors, who their absence impacts, and what we can do to create a fairer...

06/28/2020

With covid 19 all hearings have gone virtual, and with that change have come new challenges. Just when you think you have it all figured out, along comes a virus to throw everything into disarray.

04/29/2020

Just participated in a webinar with court officials. I am told that: almost 50,000 cases have to be reschedule. No mail has been opened since March and they expect a huge backlog of filings in addition to what has to be rescheduled. The court has no plan yet for what the re-opening will be like or how many cases the court can actually hear but the consensus is that the court will function at a much lower level/capacity then before. No one has any idea of the budget for the court, but the consensus is that it will be bad because there are huge shortfalls in tax revenue now. The court might partially re open after May 22, but that is still subject to the Governors orders.

04/21/2020

It appears that the San Diego Superior Court will remain closed until May 25th. No efforts are being made to mitigate the situation by for example allowing utilization of existing e-filing systems to allow people and attorneys to file court documents through the online portal, nor are any efforts being made to allow telephonic or Zoom appearances. Instead the courts will remain shut down almost completely and then maybe, possibly re open at the end of the month.