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  • 2024
    • November
      • Mental Capacity and Duress in California Divorce Law: Lessons from Marriage of Diamond
      • Knowing When to Stop California Child Support
    • July
      • Does Sexual Orientation Play a role in Contested Custody Cases in California?
      • Bullets Continue to Fly in Debate over Gun Restrictions in Family Law Cases
    • May
      • Wife Has the Burden of Proof for Missing Property in California Divorce Case
    • March
      • Top Family Lawyers List in Los Angeles Daily Journal
    • February
      • Dueling Home Appraisal Evaluations
      • “Friends with Benefits” & Restraining Orders
    • January
      • New Case on Putative Spouses, Fiduciary Duties, Spousal Support, and “Documented Evidence” of Domestic Violence
      • Divorcing Husband Gets Stuck With Bill for his Criminal Defense Attorney
  • 2023
    • November
      • If a Spouse Sells Separate Property to the Community Estate, Is Reimbursement Possible at the Time of Divorce?
    • October
      • California Family Law Judge Alters $4 Million Life Insurance Policy
    • September
      • Even Judges Sometimes Swear
    • August
      • The Legality of Guns in California
    • June
      • Can a Private Family Law Judge Favor the party who is footing the bill?
    • May
      • San Diego Family Law Attorney Andy Cook Celebrates 28 Years in Practice
    • April
      • Divorce Attorney Honored
    • March
      • Top Family Lawyer
      • The “Immaculate Extension”
    • February
      • When Does California Child Support End?
    • January
      • Dueling Restraining Orders
  • 2022
    • December
      • To Tell or Not to Tell
    • August
      • Vulgarity Gets Lawyer in Trouble
    • June
      • Bigamous Marriage May be Valid in Another Country but still void in California
    • March
      • California Court Says Prenuptial Limitation on Spousal Support Unenforceable
    • February
      • Andy Cook Named Top Family Lawyer by L.A. Daily Journal
  • 2021
    • November
      • The Consequences of Domestic Violence in California Divorce Cases
    • September
      • How to Calculate income in California Divorce Cases
    • May
      • Change in Leadership in San Diego County Superior Court Family Law Division
      • In California Divorces, Paying for College May Reduce Spousal Support
    • March
      • The Consequences of Domestic Violence in California
    • February
      • Juvenile Court Judge Punished for Acting . . . Juvenile?
    • January
      • California Lawyer Becomes Subject to Restraining Order Himself
  • 2020
    • November
      • Dad’s Troubles Mount for Unpaid Child Support
    • October
      • California Family Law Judges Who Do Not Follow the Guideline Formula are in for Reversal
    • July
      • How Does Depreciation Affect Child Support in California Divorce Cases?
    • June
      • California Justice Removed From Bench for Sexual Harassment
    • May
      • San Diego Divorce Court to Reopen Tuesday the 26th
      • California Family Law Judge Punished for Remarks Made on Bench
      • Husband is Punished in California Divorce case for Way he Reacted to Judge’s Orders
    • April
      • How Are Divorce and Family Law Cases Being Affected by the Covid-19 Crisis?
      • Woman Accuses California Man of Rape and Other Misconduct But Loses Bid for Domestic Violence Restraining Order
      • The Third Time is the Charm
    • March
      • Another California Domestic Violence Case Mishandled
      • California Court Mishandles Domestic Violence Case
      • When Even the California Courts are Closed
      • Family Law Courts Affected by Emergency
      • California Court Refuses to Grant Divorce but Nullifies Arranged Marriage on Ground Husband Was Gay
  • 2019
    • December
      • What Was He Thinking?
    • November
      • What Does It Mean When California Spouses are Separated?
    • April
      • Mom is going to Have to Pay Child Support to Grandma!
    • March
      • California Justices say Man can talk about his Divorce on Facebook
      • Court Decides When Spousal Support (Alimony) Ends in California
    • February
      • Dead Judges Can’t Make Orders
      • California Wife Thought Property Was Hers; Court Thought Differently
    • January
      • California Woman Files in Wrong Court and Has to Pay $90,000.00 in Family Law Case
  • 2018
    • December
      • Does Your English Count?
    • September
      • Things Get Out of Hand in L.A. Divorce Trial
    • August
      • Mom Appeals Order Awarding her $25K per Month in Child Support, and Wins
      • Tenacious Mother’s Attorney Able to Get Judge Reversed in Domestic Violence Case
    • July
      • Can I still Get Divorced this Year?
    • May
      • Wife Attacks Husband but Restraining Order is Denied
    • March
      • Wife Loses Argument over Alimony Modification and Attorney Fees in San Diego
      • Are You Sure You’re Married?
  • 2017
    • December
      • How Will the New Tax Law Affect California Alimony?
      • What the Tax Law Means to California Divorces
    • November
      • Home Alone — Not a Good Idea
    • October
      • Trying to Lower or Terminate Spousal Support
    • August
      • Husband is responsible for Wife’s Failure to Pay her Computer Bill
    • May
      • Words Matter; Wife Loses Family Law Appeal
      • No Vocational Exam Allowed
      • Fighting Wife Loses Request for Restraining Order
    • April
      • Life, Death, Spousal Support, and Insurance
    • January
      • Unmarried Dad Has to Pay Child Support Even Though Mother is Supported by Platonic Friend
      • Does Spousal Support Recipient Have to Work?
  • 2016
    • December
      • Court Considers Woman’s Naughty Behavior in Denying Spousal Support
      • Dad’s Lower Income Doesn’t Mean Lower Child Support
    • November
      • Court Upholds Domestic Violence Case Even Though Parties Had Sex After Abuse
      • Child Visitation Isn’t For Everyone in California
    • September
      • When Should a California Family Law Court Consider Earning Potential?
    • August
      • Is This a Date?
      • The Importance of Domestic Violence Findings in Child Custody Cases
    • July
      • Illegal Recording and California Family Law
      • Judge Reversed for Not Following Proper Standard in Domestic Violence Case
      • The Impact of Domestic Violence on Firearms
    • May
      • The Work is Just Beginning in Family Law
      • Chutzpah Meets Child Support
    • April
      • The Consequences of Cohabitation in a California Divorce case
    • March
      • Take Steps to Minimize the Costs Associated with Divorce
    • February
      • Should You Really Fight to Keep The House in a Divorce?
    • January
      • Court Denies Husband’s Request for an Annulment Based on Insufficient Religiosity
      • California Family Law Judge Fails to Consider Mental Abuse as Domestic Violence
  • 2015
    • December
      • May a man get out of paying Child Support by arguing he’s not the Father?
      • California Supreme Court Says Your Marriage isn’t Over until Someone Moves Out
      • Just How Bad Can Litigation Get?
    • November
      • Woman Who Used Shoe to Hit Child Avoids Loss of Custody in Court
      • Woman Whose Father Helped Out With Attorney Fees Is Herself Ordered to Pay Fees — For Ex-Husband!
      • What Impact Might Diagnosis with a Mental Illness Have on a Custody Determination?
    • October
      • Exhibit No. 1: Facebook Posts?
    • September
      • Grandparents’ Rights in California, continued
    • August
      • How is Child Support Calculated in California?
    • July
      • Change in Title Not Enough to Change Separate Property to California Community Property
      • Supreme Court Rules on Date of Separation in California Divorce Cases
      • Appeals Ct. Upholds San Diego Divorce Judge on Domestic Violence
    • June
      • Separate or Community? That is the Question
      • Appeals Court Reverses California Divorce Judge’s Order Changing Custody
      • Back to the Drawing Board in California Child Support Case
    • May
      • Family Law judge orders attorney fees in domestic violence case
      • California Divorce Judge Orders Wife to pay for Lawyer’s Parking Ticket
    • April
      • Ex-Wife Forced to Pay Child Support for Child Resulting from Surrogate Birth
    • March
      • California Mom Loses Custody of Daughter in Divorce Court
    • February
      • California Divorce Judge Reversed for letting Children Move Before Hearing
      • Dishonest Husband Has to give Just About Everything to Wife in San Diego Divorce Case
    • January
      • May a California Mother Claim to be the Only Parent?
      • Grandparents’ Rights in California
  • 2014
    • December
      • California Supreme Court Set to Decide When Separation Occurs
    • November
      • California Family Law Judge Rules Against Dad Who Tried to Lower Child Support
      • May a divorce judge make you get a job in a support case?
      • Who Chooses the School?
      • Child Molester Gets New Crack at Spousal Support
    • October
      • California Law Recognizes Modern Families
    • September
      • New Jersey Ends “Permanent” Alimony: Could California be Next?
      • Make Sure Your Attorney Doesn’t Spit at the Police
    • August
      • Mother, Child Relocate to Israel for Free
      • San Diego Man’s Death May Raise Awareness About Suicide and Divorce
      • The Definition of Abuse in California Divorce cases
    • July
      • Casey Kasem Battle Highlights Need for Change in Law for Dependent Adults
      • Making It Easier to Get a Restraining Order in California
    • June
      • Special Rules in Divorce for Military Servicemembers and Their Spouses
      • California Divorce Court Says Wife Can’t Count On In-Law Support
    • May
      • A Case that California Divorce Attorneys Will be Studying
      • Allegations Of Drug Abuse, Domestic Violence Abound In San Diego Divorce Case
      • California Judge Gets in Trouble for Treatment of Attorneys
      • California Divorce Court Orders Husband Punished for Concealing His Assets
    • April
      • California Family Law Court Denies Child Support
      • Another San Diego County Homicide Linked to a Pending Divorce
    • March
      • California Family Law Attorneys for Children
      • One-Day Divorce Comes to San Diego
      • Apparent Oceanside Murder-Suicide Linked to Pending Divorce
    • February
      • Non-Compete Orders Permissible In California Divorce Cases
      • You Don’t Need Physical Violence for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order
      • A Fate Worse Than Death
      • To Hit or Not to Hit
    • January
      • Annulments Explained Under California Family Law
  • 2013
    • December
      • Winter Break, Holidays Test Child Custody and Parenting Arrangements
    • October
      • Law Exempts Out-of-State Same-Sex Couples Who Married in California from Residency Requirement for Divorce
    • September
      • Palimony: Courts Can Require Support Payments from Unmarried Partners
    • August
      • Help is Available to Stop or Prevent Domestic Violence
      • Secret Removal of Money Costs Divorcing Husband $50,000.00
    • July
      • Visitation Reluctance and Parental Alienation
      • What’s Left for Divorce After a Restraining Order?
    • June
      • Will There be Problems in California After the Supreme Court’s Marriage Rulings?
      • Can a California divorce be Stopped?
      • You Don’t Have to be a Brain Surgeon to Win a Family Law Appeal
      • California divorce judges cannot Assume Earning Potential
      • Why Does My Divorce Take So Long?
    • May
      • Custody Matters for Military Members
      • Now Is the Time to Get Your Custody and Visitation Orders
      • So What Does Constitute an Emergency
      • When is a Prenuptial Agreement a Good Idea?
      • U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on California’s Prop 8
    • April
      • Can you or your spouse be punished for changing attorneys?
    • March
      • Poll Shows Californians Support Same-Sex Marriage by Large Majority
• A Possibly Easier Way to Get the Other Side to Pay for Attorney Fees
• Clarifying When A Divorced Parent Has to Pay Support for an Adult Child
• Court Limits Child Visitation Time of Perpetrator of Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence Dramatically Affects Child Custody Decisions in Family Law Court
• Divorce After Restraining Order
• Divorced Husband Allowed to Stop Paying Alimony/Spousal Support
• Don't Cry over Your Ex Parte
• Father Loses Request to Stop Grandparent Visitation
• When You Should File to Modify Spousal Support or Child Support
• What Happens to Child Support if Child Doesn't Live with Custodial Parent
• Jailed Fallbrook Woman in Child Custody Battle Over Infant Daughter
• Judge Reversed for Awarding 50 percent visitation in Domestic Violence Case
• San Diego Family Law Judge Becomes Chief Justice
• The Dos and Don'ts of California Spousal Support Orders
• The Importance of Good Behavior in California Divorce Court
• The Penalties for Violating a California Custody Order
• TRO Violations Lead to Possible Permanent Domestic Violence Restraining Order
• When Visitation is Supervised in California
• Why It's Important to Battle Child Custody in the Right State
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