Types of Hearings in Dependency Court

Terry Chucas of San Diego possesses decades of experience as a family attorney. Selected for the Dependency Appellate Panel for the Fourth District Court of Appeal (San Diego), Terry Chucas represents parents and children in dependency court appeals.

In dependency court proceedings, there are three common types of hearings. Detention court hearings happen when children are removed from their parents. At the hearing, the judge decides if it is safe for the children to go back into the care of their parents until the next hearing.

In a jurisdictional hearing, the judge hears the allegations against a parent whose child has been removed. If the judge determines that the child is unsafe with his or her parents, the child will become a dependent of the court.

In a dispositional hearing, a judge determines what, if anything, a parent needs to do to improve conditions for his or her child. Dispositional hearings are sometimes a part of the jurisdictional hearing.

The True Story of Evita

San Diego Attorney Terry Chucas represents parents and children in dependency court appeals and was selected for the Dependency Appellate Panel for the Fourth District Court of Appeal and the Second District Court of Appeal. Terry Chucas enjoys reading, traveling, and musicals, citing Evita as his favorite play.

Maria Eva Duarte, more famously known as Evita, was born in Los Toldos, Argentina and grew up in extreme poverty. After the death of her father, Eva and her family moved to Junin, in the province in Buenos Aires, so that she and her siblings could work to support the family.

Eva had grander plans and moved to Buenos Aires when she was 15 and landed her first acting role in the 1937 film Segundos Afuera. She also appeared in theater productions and eventually set up her own radio production company Compañia de Teatro del Aire.

At 24, Eva met Colonel Juan Peron at a charity event and within two years they were married. Eva became embroiled in politics, eventually running the Ministries of Labor and Health and championed women’s suffrage in Argentina and ran the first female political party.

In 1952, she was granted the title of Spiritual Leader of the Nation by the Argentine Congress. Later that a year, she died of cervical cancer at 33. Though short, her eventful life has been immortalized in the musical Evita.

Four Most Popular Wines

Based in San Diego, Terry Chucas is an attorney who represents parents and children in dependency court appeals. In his free time, Terry Chucas enjoys reading, traveling, and drinking wine.

There are many types of wines, which can be intimidating to the unacquainted. Here is a primer on four of the most popular wines.

1. Pinot Grigio – Dry and easy to drink, this is often light and fruity wine with a 10 to 12.5% ABV. Italian, Austrian, and German versions are usually produced in stainless-steel tanks and pair well with fish, chicken, and shellfish.

2. Chardonnay – Made from the most planted grape in the world, chardonnay wine can be produced in two different ways. Chardonnays are aged in oak tend to taste more buttery while chardonnays produced in stainless steel are crisper and cleaner. For the oaky chardonnays, look to Northern Burgundy, California, and South America.

3. Pinot Noir – Fruitier and softer than other red wines, Pinot Noir is a crowd favorite. The flavors can range from spicy horseradish to a more earthy mushroom.

4. Cabernet Sauvignon – Found in nearly every wine-growing region in the world, especially Napa and Bordeaux, this is the most popular red wine and pairs well with red meat. For a lighter taste, try a Meritage, which blends two or more Bordeaux grapes.

YMCA of San Diego’s Camp Surf

The recipient of a juris doctor degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, Terry Chucas leverages 30 years of experience as an attorney to represent parents and children in Dependency Court appeals. In addition to his pursuits in the legal sector, Terry Chucas is a supporter of the YMCA of San Diego.

A healthy living and youth development organization, the YMCA of San Diego operates several youth programs and camps, one of which is Camp Surf. Based on 45 acres of land near the Pacific Ocean, the one-of-a-kind camp offers more than just surfing opportunities and instruction. It also has a 30-foot climbing tower, archery field, Ga-Ga court, and low ropes course. Camp attendees can also design mini surfboard necklaces, trucker hats, and masks in arts and craft courses.

The campground has 13 cabins, each with 16 beds, as well as two 12-bed platform tents and four 12-bed “cabnets.” There’s also a solar-powered village that houses a gazebo, private campfire area, and 72 beds in “cabnets” and platform tents. The beach is also a suitable camping area that can accommodate as many as 300 guests.

There are four villages split into different age groups: Mariners (Grade 3-6), Watermen (Grade 7-8), Beachcombers (Grade 9-11), S.O.U.L Surfers (Grade 10-11). Moreover, students entering Grade 12 can apply to work as camp assistants.

Three Tips to Help You Read More

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Terry Chucas works as an attorney in San Diego, California, where he represents parents and their children in dependency court appeals. When away from work, Terry Chucas is an avid reader.

Reading is something many people enjoy, but sometimes it can be hard to find the time to read. If you have ever found yourself thinking you should read more but never do, these three tips will help you reach that goal.

1. Read what you love. Stick to topics and genres you are interested in so that you actually enjoy reading regularly. Once reading regularly becomes a normal part of your life, then you can think about branching out into new territory.

2. Give up on bad books. If you pick up a book and it doesn’t engage you, move on. There is no need to force yourself to finish a book you are not enjoying. Instead of viewing this as a failure to see things through, look at it as another chance to find a book you do like.

3. Keep your book with you. This can be especially helpful if you have trouble finding the time to read. With your book always at hand, every moment of downtime is an opportunity to get some reading done. When you have a few moments free at work, pull out your book. While you wait for an appointment, read.

Understanding the Icing Call in Hockey

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Terry Chucas, a California-based attorney with nearly 30 years of experience, represents San Diego area parents and children in dependency court appeals. Beyond his work as an attorney, Terry Chucas enjoys watching hockey, including games at international tournaments.

In the sport of ice hockey, “icing” is a commonly seen infraction. Despite the frequency with which icing calls are made at the professional and collegiate levels, newcomers to the sport may not fully understand the penalty.

Similar to hockey’s offside rule, icing was developed to preserve the flow, quality, and integrity of the game. Without the icing penalty, players would be able to fling the puck to the opposite end of the floor and give chase as the puck slides, or flies, toward the opposing goal.

To prevent this, the icing rule dictates that no player can pass the puck from behind the center red line across the opposing side’s goal line. If the puck follows this trajectory and is not touched by any player, icing should be called.

A notable loophole is that if the puck travels beyond the goal line for a score, the goal is counted, and icing is not called. Similarly, teams playing down a man cannot be called for icing.

Bekaa Valley – Lebanon’s Little Known Wine Region

 

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Experienced family attorney Terry Chucas has been recognized as Lawyer of the Year by San Diego Magazine for his exceptional legal ability and ethical representation practices. Outside of his law practice, Terry Chucas is an avid traveler who enjoys a well-vinted bottle of wine.

Though not as well known as wines from the producing regions of France, Italy, or California, Lebanon’s wines are becoming increasingly popular with wine lovers. Much of Lebanon’s wine is produced in the Bekaa Valley, a region about 1000 meters above sea level.

Grapes have been grown in this temperate plateau since Roman times. Today, about six million bottles of wine are produced in the valley annually. Some popular red varieties include Chateau Musar and Chateau Kefraya.

Lebanon’s wine industry has faced some setbacks over the years due to the volatile political atmosphere in the country and the wider Middle East. The Wine Union of Lebanon, established in 1997, aims to bring more Lebanese wines to European and American markets.

San Diego Bar Association Hosts CLE Session on Immigration Law

 

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Attorney Terry Chucas graduated from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law at the University of San Diego. During his career in the San Diego area, he has handled more than 1,500 cases and about 350 trials. In addition, Terry Chucas belongs to the San Diego Bar Association (SDBA).

With a goal of serving the county’s lawyers and the San Diego area as a whole, the SDBA helps residents find qualified lawyers, educates the public regarding specific laws, and assists in resolving disputes. Founded in 1899, it offers more than 300 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) opportunities as well as numerous networking opportunities for its members.

One of the CLE sessions offered by the SDBA took place on September 6, 2017. Entitled What Every Lawyer Needs to Know about Immigration Law, the webinar was worth 1.5 ethics and professionalism CLE credits. The one-hour program helped practitioners who wanted a refresher on immigration law. They learned how immigration law can affect just one person or a larger corporation. The session also touched on ethical issues, the rights of non-citizens in the country, and H-1B visas.

International Ice Hockey – A Brief History

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San Diego attorney Terry Chucas has more than 20 years of experience in the field of family law. His independent practice is largely dedicated to matters involving child dependency, and he has worked extensively to assist clients going through high-stress divorce proceedings in the Superior Court of San Diego. Terry Chucas is also a dedicated philanthropist, traveler, and sports fan, who began playing hockey at age 7.

International ice hockey as we know it today got its start in the 1870s, when James Creighton developed formal rules for the sport in Montreal, basing them on the way Canadians had played similar games since the 1850s. But the game’s roots go back much farther.

Experts aren’t precisely sure where and when ice hockey originated, with some theorists tracing it to early games similar to lacrosse played by Native Americans in Nova Scotia. Others point to Northern Europe for ice hockey’s origins, while still others cite an early Irish game known as “hurley.”

The modern-day rules drawn up in Montreal more than 100 years ago replaced a ball with a puck and stipulated the number of players on a team as nine. There have been few rule changes since then, with the most important being the reduction of a team’s players to six.

San Diego County Bar Association Offers CLE Courses

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A graduate of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Terry Chucas works as a family attorney in San Diego, California. Concentrating on dependency appeals, he has qualified as a panel member with the California Appellate Project in Los Angeles and with Appellate Defenders Inc. in San Diego. Terry Chucas also maintains membership with the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA).

Established in 1899, the SDCBA represents lawyers within the San Diego County and community. In addition to helping local residents find qualified lawyers and resolve disputes, SDCBA educates the public about specific laws. Further, SDCBA members have opportunities to garner continuing legal education (CLE) credit through the organization’s supplemental education programs offered each year.

One of the CLE courses offered by the SDCBA was a court practice series on family law court. Held on November 29, 2016, at Family Law Court in San Diego, this course featured the Honorable Patricia Guerrero and Brigid Campo, Esq., who is the chair of the SDCBA Family Law Section. New attorneys who completed the course partook in practice-focused discussions such as the importance of professionalism and specific court etiquette. Those who finished the course earned 1.0 general CLE credit.