Category: Family Law

All too often in family law parties stonewall one another. They make frivolous requests. They inundate the other side with faxes, emails, messages, letters, useless interrogatories, and more. They refuse to accept a very reasonable settlement offer. What can a poor spouse do, but go to trial or cave and take a low-ball settlement offer?… Read More

California changed domestic partnership law drastically in 2005. Many code sections related to domestic partnership were revised, including the one regarding terminating domestic partnerships. Post-2005 there are two tracks that domestic partners can take when they want to “divorce” one another.… Read More

As dreary as economics have been in recent times, one benefit derived from the “Great Recession” has been an increase in labor mobility. Labor mobility—geographic and occupational, describe the ebb and flow of workers from place to place and job to job.… Read More

We live in a digital age where social media connects us all. Our friends have access to our pictures and sometimes our innermost thoughts. Combine this landscape with divorce or custody issues and disaster can ensue. All too often Facebook and texting become platforms to vent against the other spouse or parent.… Read More

Some divorce cases are complete nightmares. Especially ones were one side has counsel and the other is pro per se. I really feel for husband’s counsel in this case who must have had their patience tested all throughout. The original case was filed in 2005.… Read More

What happens when two people live together like a married couple, never get married, then he leaves her one day with nothing. Take this situation and add to the mix an eccentric character actor and a promiscuous girlfriend (who went on to live with Dick Van Dyke until her death).… Read More

By the time most divorcing couples get to an attorney, most have already decided who gets to stay in the house until the divorce is over. However, especially in light of the somewhat strange real estate environment, divorcing couples should think strategically upon exit.… Read More

The Facts A mother lives in California and retains legal custody of her son, who lives in Florida with the father. The mother and father signed an agreement that was very much similar to this: “Mother and father retain joint legal custody of minor.… Read More

Each person’s view of marriage is different. It’s informed by one’s own familial experience (i.e. “I don’t want to get married because my parents divorced”). It’s informed by culture, religion, and politics. However, increasing evidence indicates that race has a dramatic impact on marriage.… Read More