In California, children under 18 can become wards of the state under circumstances, such as when they commit crimes and are incarcerated. Under state law, juvenile wards can have legal guardians appointed to them through the state juvenile court. To achieve guardianship, adults must go through a legal process that includes submission of Form JV-600, which is also known as a Juvenile Wardship Petition.

Associate Justices are the eight members of the U.S. Supreme Court in addition to the Chief Justice. Associate Justices have specific duties in their roles as members of the highest court in the country.

There are a myriad of reasons why you may need to get your hands on someone else's cell phone records, but it's not possible in all cases. Right now, you can only legally get cell phone records from someone else's phone if there is a matter currently filed that requires the records for discovery purposes, if a person goes missing and you need to find out who they last spoke to, or if the records are yours or an immediate family members (think: spouse or child). If you need cell phone records for any of the previous reasons, then here is how to get cell phone records:

Whenever someone loses a case in civil court, they can usually appeal the verdict. While each state, as well as the federal government, have different requirements and procedures for filing an appeal, general rules usually apply to any such case. Anyone filing a civil appeal in District Court needs to be aware of what needs to be done.

At common law, burglary could only occur at night, but modern statutes have done away with that element of proof for burglary. Common law burglary is defined as the breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony inside. Proof of breaking, entering, dwelling of another, nighttime and intent to commit a felony are required. Texas has a burglary statute, so the Texas law on burglary differs from the common law.