Catherine Closson Vance

Hello, Good People--and welcome to Winter!
The major holidays are behind us and hopefully, the holiday COVID-surge with it. I want potential new clients to be truly aware of this: I am very busy and nearly at that 'critical mass' that means, "No more new clients." If you live in OROVILLE or PA...

We maintain a COVID-safe office, especially because many seniors come into the building for their estate planning cases. I can meet with you in person at a safe distance in a large conference room, or I can do ZOOM or FaceTime meetings. 2021 will be better for all of us.

Hello, good people! Vance Family Law is accepting new cases, but on a very limited basis so as to not become overloaded. I -- and other lawyers -- took on
too many cases when COVID overtook us. I think we were afraid our phones wouldn't ring so we took too many cases. I noticed I was not the ...

Vance Family Law is overloaded with cases for the time being. We will not be accepting new clients or cases until November 2020.
If you call, I am still willing to listen to an overview of your case and refer you to a few attorneys I feel might be a good fit for you.

I have been doing a lot more house calls because of the COVID-19 situation. No, I won't go into your house, but I will stand in your driveway, sit in a lawn chair six feet away, and consult with you about your family law case. Today, I was in Oroville, tomorrow--house calls in Stirling City and...

I HEARD THE COURT WAS CLOSED!!! No, the Court is not closed, but the Court is limiting how many people can go into courtrooms. If you have a Family Law matter on calendar, do not bring your entire "support system" like family members. They will not be allowed into the Courtroom. You will be as...

My office in Oroville is upstairs in a corner office of the Griggs Building located at 1440 Lincoln Street. If you are concerned about Coronavirus, my isolated upstairs office space is kept clean and sanitized. Hand sanitizer and a restroom with hot water and soap is right next to my office. E...

CHILD SUPPORT & TAX ISSUES. Do not get yourself in trouble. LOOK at your child support calculation (computer printout). See where the dependency exemptions fall. If your side says Single-1, don't be thinking you can claim your child! Make sure you READ your order correctly. If you are unsur...

Hello Good People, If you are free on a Tuesday morning, go to the courthouse in Chico and watch the morning calendars. One Judge starts her calendar at 8:30 a.m., the other at 9:30 a.m. Two reasons: (1) You will become familiar with how the morning calendar works and what the judges
do with c...