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The receivership remedy is a powerful remedy to address legal conflicts. A receiver acts at the direction of a court and steps in to manage situations often rife with conflict and tension. The receivership remedy can address health and safety violations, business disputes, divorce proceedings, and more.

Under normal circumstances, no one would choose to be involved in a legal conflict that has to be decided by the courts. However, situations arise all the time that require court involvement.

Receivers and Partition Referees each play an important role in California’s court system. However, they don’t have the same responsibilities.

The Mills Act protects properties that have historic value. What happens when a receiver takes control of a property that is protected by the Mills Act?

When a judgment lien is entered against a judgment debtor, California law lays out a specific process whereby a court-appointed receiver can take control of a liquor license that the debtor holds.

The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (“UPHPA”) was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom and went into effect on January 1, 2022.

A post-judgment receivership is one of the methods a judgment creditor can use to enforce its judgment. The role of a post-judgment receiver is to expedite the process of satisfying the judgment.

How did Richardson “Red” Griswold make the city of Chino safer through his work as a court-appointed receiver? It started when Mr. Griswold was appointed by the San Bernardino County Superior Court as receiver over a single-family home in a neighborhood within the City of Chino, pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code sections 11573.3(f)(2), 17980.7(c) and Code of Civil Procedure section 564(b)(3).