San Diego Family Law Attorney Andy Cook Celebrates 28 Years in Practice Today is May 8, 2023. And that marks 28 years to the date when a 32-year-old man named Andy Cook opened his family law practice in the Bankers Hill area of San Diego. Lots of things have changed since that time, including some…
Divorce Attorney honored again. San Diego family law attorney Andy Cook is pleased to announce that he has made the list of top family law lawyers in the 2023 San Diego Super Lawyers Magazine. This is the fourth consecutive year the Divorce Attorney honored, Divorce Lawer Andy Cook, has been honored in this way. Two weeks…
Top family lawyer award by the L.A. Daily Journal goes to a San Diego Lawyer for the second year in a row. San Diego Divorce Lawyer Andy Cook is a back-to-back winner of the Los Angeles Daily Journal award. This is the second straight year that the Daily Journal has published such a list and…
In California, Family Code section 6305 prevents a court from granting dueling restraining orders unless the court takes extra steps. Specifically, “the court shall not issue a mutual order enjoining the parties from specific acts of abuse” without “making detailed findings of fact indicating that both parties acted as the primary aggressor and that neither…
The Dos and Don’ts of California Spousal Support Orders Must a California divorce judge make express findings on each of the factors to be considered in ordering spousal support (the “4320 factors”)? Not necessarily as we learned in a recent California Court of Appeal case. The case, In re Marriage of Tal Kahan and Scott…
Another California Domestic Violence Case Mishandled The other day I wrote about a California domestic violence case where the judge made the responding party prove the allegations against her were not true and found that posting a nasty, private Facebook review was enough to impose a two-year restraining order. Not surprisingly, the judge was reversed.…
Why It’s Important to Battle Child Custody in the Right State In order to change a custody and visitation order, a California family law judge must have subject matter jurisdiction over the children involved. Otherwise, whatever orders are made will be null and void. That was the verdict from the California Court of Appeal in…
California Wife Thought Property Was Hers; Court Thought Differently Most California family law attorneys will tell you that in the Golden State, property acquired during marriage by one of the spouses while the parties are living in California, is considered community property. Assuming that this is true (and mostly it is), there is a way…
Mom Appeals Order Awarding her $25K per Month in Child Support, and Wins $24,000.00 per month is a lot of money, particularly when it is non-taxable income for child support. When you add it up, it comes out to $2 million a year. But in a California child support case, a mom is getting a…
