ADDAM v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. G032386.

10 Cal.Rptr.3d 39 (2004)

116 Cal.App.4th 368

Yasser ADDAM, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Orange County, Respondent; Melanie Addam, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

February 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Family Law Appellate Associates and Jeffrey W. Doeringer, Huntington Beach, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Gene L. Takamine, Rancho Palos Verdes, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

RYLAARSDAM, J.

We hold that a sibling relationship between a lawyer and the opposing party's physician is insufficient, standing alone, to preclude the lawyer from representing her client.

FACTS

This marital dissolution action involves the usual disputes concerning custody and visitation. After a seven year marriage, the parties entered into a marital settlement agreement and obtained a judgment of dissolution in 2001. In January...

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