Process service in family matters must provide due process protection. Stay of execution by Court of Appeal protects its jurisdiction, not to protect Appellant's rights. Also bearing on supersedeas bond. Justice delayed is justice denied. Attorney can be sued for malpractice under consumer protection laws.
Spouses can sue each other while still married for torts, intentional and unintentional.
Interspousal immunity is also inapplicable to claims of fraudulent conveyance, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty as trustee of property held in trust for wife. Judge's dismissal for no cause is reversible. Non-lawyers can assist or represent litigants in court. Title 28 US Code sec. Either parent can sue for interference with parental rights.