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Can a Parent Be Charged with Murder If They Fail to Protect Their Child?

February 12, 2025

Child Endangerment, Criminal Charges, Criminal Conviction, Criminal Defense, Murder

Paul Wallin

Can a Parent Be Charged with Murder If They Fail to Protect Their Child? The loss of a child is a devastating tragedy, but when it happens due to a parent's failure to protect, the legal system can come into play in profoundly complex ways. California law holds parents and guardians accountable for the welfare […]

Child Services Agencies Have to Follow Up After Child Removal Proceedings

January 15, 2025

Child Dependency, Child Endangerment, Law & Information, Legal Rights, Wallin & Klarich, WK Law Talk

Paul Wallin

Child Services Agencies Have to Follow Up After Child Removal Proceedings In a significant ruling that highlights the importance of proper procedure in child welfare cases, a California appellate court recently reversed a juvenile court's decision to remove two minors from their father's custody. This case gives insights into the legal standards required for child […]

How to Fight Child Endangerment Charges (PC 273a)

March 29, 2017

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

How to Fight Child Endangerment Charges (PC 273a) Child endangerment is a very serious crime in California. Under California Penal Code Section 273a, you could face up to six years in state prison and up to $10,000 in fines if you are convicted of felony child endangerment. That is why it is important to hire […]

Can You Be Charged with Child Endangerment if You Left Your Child with a Family Member Who Injured Your Child? (PC 273a)

December 16, 2016

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

Can You Be Charged with Child Endangerment if You Left Your Child with a Family Member Who Injured Your Child? (PC 273a) Most people think of the crime of child endangerment as an act of physical harm done to a child. However, there are situations where you could be charged with a crime even though […]

Are You Violating California Law If You Spank Your Child?

September 9, 2015

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

Are You Violating California Law If You Spank Your Child? From Spock to Dr. Phil to the ‘Tiger Mom’, there are thousands of books on what the authors believe are the best parenting techniques. There are almost as many opinions on child rearing as there are parents, and for many the topic of corporal punishment […]

How to Prove False Allegations of Child Abuse

December 17, 2014

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

How to Prove False Allegations of Child Abuse Child abuse can take many different forms, including neglect, physical abuse, family violence, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. The effects of abuse can manifest themselves immediately or remain hidden until unexplained symptoms reveal the effects years after the abuse took place. Under California Penal Code Section 273(d), […]

5 Unusual Cases of Child Abuse

September 30, 2014

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

5 Unusual Cases of Child Abuse Every year, more than 3 million reports of alleged child abuse are made in the United States involving more than 6 million children throughout the country.1 While child abuse can be committed in a multitude of forms, the punishment for a conviction can be severe. The following cases of […]

What Charges Can You Face for Leaving Your Child in a Car? (California Penal Code Section 273a)

September 2, 2014

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

What Charges Can You Face for Leaving Your Child in a Car? (California Penal Code Section 273a) Christina Moon was having a hectic day when she went to return an item to her local J.C. Penney. With her daughter exhausted and already occupied with a movie in the back of her SUV, she pulled into […]

What are Mandatory Reporting Laws? (Penal Codes 11164 – 11174.3)

February 20, 2014

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

What are Mandatory Reporting Laws? (Penal Codes 11164 – 11174.3) The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) pursuant to Penal Codes 11164 through 11174.3 is a body of California laws designed to protect children from suffering harm. California law requires people in positions of authority over children to report known or suspected abuse or […]

Consequences of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child in Ventura County (PC 288.5)

January 10, 2014

Child Endangerment

Paul Wallin

Consequences of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child in Ventura County (PC 288.5) Many people, including lawmakers, consider sexual abuse of a child the most serious crime a person can commit. “Child molestation” is often thought of as worse than murder due to the lifelong psychological trauma a child may suffer as a result of […]

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