Angela Martin’s Legal Blog

Many people know that you do not have to have been married in a particular state in order to get a divorce there.  However, with recent developments in the law, the new the question is whether another state will handle the divorce of a same sex marriage, partnership or civil union - depending on the […]

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I have a somwhat “passing”  interest in movies and obtain a certain secret pleasure from tabloid news.  Because I know that my fellow attorneys sometimes digress into their personal interests, I thought I would share a quick story about the Oscar’s appearing in local court news.  This is not “technically” a legal blog, but I wanted to share with […]

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Often times people trying to “clean up” their credit will feel haunted by financial mistakes or the negative reporting on events that happened “years ago.”  It just doesn’t seem fair that after all this time has passed, the errors, mistakes or however you describe them, are still there.  But like the elephant, your credit report […]

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As anyone who is shopping for an affordable apartment in the greater Los Angeles area will tell you, finding that ideal apartment in a great location for a cheap rate is almost impossible.  This is difficult because “location” in Los Angeles will comes at a premium. In addition to high cost, renters also are subject to that […]

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I am excited to be joining Smith & Garg, LLC and look forward to serving the Los Angeles community.  Many of the attorneys with this firm make an effort to personally involve themselves in the community events and legal aid.  I, like my colleagues, strive to do the same.  I currently volunteer with the Harriet […]

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