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What is a Court-Appointed Partition Referee?

Richardson “Red” Griswold of Griswold Law acts as a court-appointed Partition Referee in the State of California.  A Partition Referee is nominated and appointed in the context of disputes between co-owners of real property.  A typical dispute example is when three...

Griswold Law: 2013 Highlights

        In 2014, Griswold Law will be getting back to consistent blog-posting. To get back up to speed, we wanted to let you all know what we were up to in 2013.  Griswold Law 2013 Highlights: ·         Mr. Griswold successfully argued before the California Court of...

Hoarding: A Common Issue in Health & Safety Code Receiverships

As a court-appointed Health & Safety Code Receiver, I deal with property owners engaged in hoarding often.  From the curb outside a home, one would never know the complications behind the doors of a hoarder. In very basic terms hoarding is a complex emotional...

Back in the Saddle: New Legal Articles

Time sure does fly.  Here at Griswold Law (and in life), things have been quite busy.  I was unpleasantly surprised to realize it has been close to a year since the last article.  My motivation is renewed and the published articles will follow. As I have in the past,...

Health & Safety Receivership: Abating Fire Hazards

As discussed in previous blog articles, health and safety receiverships are implemented for a variety of reasons.  The motivating force in all health and safety receiverships is to address substantial health and safety risks effecting property owners, tenants, and the...