Immigration and how it effect family law
Interestingly immigration issues creep into the family areas of practice. I am a member of the family law section of a Bar section and had a serious debate with other list mates on whether as lawyers our family law approach to life maybe is not our only calling as a...
The difficult and costly road to prove Goodwill in A divorce
The concept of proving goodwill in divorce proceeding seems rather complex and vague. The idea that a business can be divided as community property is a relatively new idea that the courts have to deal with. How to determine the valuation of a business requires alot...
Emancipaton of a Minor
Under Family law section 7122 The emancipation of a minor can be issued under the State of California enabling a person over the age of 14 years old in the State to the Freedom contract and live a life as an adult who had just turned 18. The emancipation basically...
How Marvin v Marvin works in Court
Often parties find themselves involved in a long term relationships and acquire a lot of real and personal property together. They cannot file divorce petition with the court and go to Family Court however, they may seek an alternative approach and head to Civil...
The American Indian and The California Family Law Court System
Just recently I came upon a case where in I represented a client in a child custody dispute in Family Law Court. Once we got to the Court for our Custody Hearing the Judge informed me and my client that since he was an American Indian all Custody disputes had to be...
Mediation and Divorce the nonadversarial approach to Dissolution
Often people find themselves at the point in their life when they must decide to go forward with their marriage or should they terminate their relationship. One impediment they might find that might decide their decision making in going forward, is the enormous...
Health insurance and how it relates to Child Support
If you ever wonder how Health insurance is covered during a divorce, child custody battle or a Paternity Lawsuit, the answer is not as complicated as it might seem. The Family Law court system along with the Department of Child Support Services has a lot of authority...
Custody and Religion post divorce
When people get a divorce there may be a variety of reasons for the termination of the relationship. One party may practice one religion and the other another. If children are involved the issue of the upbringing of the children and which religion shall reign supreme...
2017 Divorce Tips
If you are thinking of getting a divorce to start the new year on new way of life. I have several tips that you can use and plan about prior and during your divorce. First, make sure you have money set aside to assist you financially during and after the divorce...
When is the right time to file for contempt?
I often end up in Court representing someone who either is filing for contempt or is on the receiving end on a contempt. Most of the times the process is being misused by the other party who ignorantly filed a contempt action thinking the other party doing what they...