Stephanie Fabiola Dominguez

I have more than ten years of experience handling employment and labor law matters. Prior to opening my law firm, I worked several years at The Castañón Law Group. There, I represented employers and employees in discrimination, including retaliation and harassment, and wrongful termination cases before the Superior Court and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). My experience representing employers and employees affords me valuable insights into seeking justice for aggrieved employees. I also worked several years at Millard Administrative Representation, where I assisted employees in discrimination, including retaliation and harassment, cases before the EEOC. Furthermore, I worked multiple years at McNicholas & McNicholas LLP on a federal disability discrimination class action against the United States Postal Service, and additional years at the American Postal Workers Union (“APWU”), where I interviewed and counseled employees with workplace complaints and prepared grievances.

I received my Bachelor of Arts with High Honors in Criminal Justice from California State University, San Bernardino, where I graduated in the top 2% of my department. While at Cal State San Bernardino, I was on the Dean’s Honor List every quarter and was the President of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society.

I graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law with Outstanding Achievement for my Pro Bono work. During my time as a student at UC Hastings, I joined the Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center, where I counseled clients at the Workers’ Rights Clinic.

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California

State Bar of California

ID Number: 315517

Since 2017

Owner / Managing Attorney

The Law Office of Stephanie F. Dominguez

2017 - Current

Associate Attorney

McNicholas & McNicholas LLP

2017 - 2019

Associate Attorney

The Castanon Law Group

2014 - 2018

Millard Administrative Representation

2014 - 2017

University of California College of the Law, San Francisco

J.D. (2016)

2016

Honors: Outstanding Achievement for Pro Bono Work. Hastings David E. Snodgrass Competition Awaed for Outstanding Oral Advocacy.

Activities: Roger J. Traynor California Appellate Moot Court Competition Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center

California State University - San Bernardino

B.A. (2012) | Criminal Justice

2012

Honors: Dean's List every Quarter

Activities: President of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society

President's Volunteer Service Award

APWU

2012

California State Bar  # 315517

2017 - Current

Family Responsibilities Discrimination in the Public Sector: Maximizing the Use of Section 1983 to Enforce Constitutional Rights

2017

Q. Wife took children to Illinois, enrolled them in school, refuses return. Is this civil or criminal?

August 13, 2025

A: Your situation falls under civil family law, not criminal law. Because you are married, there is no existing custody order, and both parents typically have equal rights to the children. However, once one parent unilaterally relocates the children out of state and enrolls them in school without the other parent’s consent, it becomes a legal matter that the family court can address.

Recommended next steps:

Contact a Family Law Attorney Immediately – Explain that this is an urgent relocation/parental removal issue, as courts often treat these as time-sensitive. When contacting firms, make clear in your voicemail or email that your spouse has removed your children out of state without consent, and you are seeking an emergency custody order.

File in Connecticut Family Court – Since Connecticut is your children’s “home state” under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (assuming they lived there for the past six months), you can petition for: Temporary Emergency Custody - An order for the children’s immediate return

Document Everything – Keep detailed records of all communications (texts, emails, voicemails) showing that you did not consent to the move, her original assurance to return by August 11th, and her refusal to discuss the matter.

Act Quickly – If you delay, your spouse could argue that Illinois has become the children’s new home state after six months, making it harder to secure their return.

This is primarily a civil custody dispute that needs urgent court intervention. Your strongest legal remedy is to file for emergency custody in Connecticut before Illinois can claim jurisdiction. ... Read More