| January 21, 2012 |
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Court Upholds PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT Where Wife Alleged Husband Falsely Stated Net Worth
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S. |
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| In Re Marriage of Hill and Dittmer (1/18/12), B226017 While prenuptial agreements were once viewed with suspicion by trial courts, a recent decision reflects the current trend to uphold them particularly when the complaining party has competent legal ... |
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| December 30, 2011 |
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Attorney Michael C. Peterson Speaks About FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY (Before and Once Divorce Happens)
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| Posted By Michael C. Peterson |
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| Advice for Couples in 2012, Including How to Balance Power in Your Marriage ! One of the most common problems I see arising in (and sometimes leading to) any divorce action is a lack of financial transparency between the spouses or partners. Often, ... |
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| December 26, 2011 |
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Attorney Michael C. Peterson JOINS the Law Firm of Thurman W. Arnold!
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold |
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| ATTORNEY MICHAEL C. PETERSON JOINS THE FIRM ! Greetings All and Best Wishes for the Coming New Year! I am so very pleased to announce that Michael C. Peterson joins the Law Firm of Thurman Arnold effective January 1, 2012. I cannot imagine having ... |
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| November 16, 2011 |
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2nd Appellate District Severely Limits GRANDPARENT VISITATION Under Family Code Section 3102
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, CFLS |
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| Rich v. Thatcher (11/14/11), B228847 In what reads to me to be a myopic opinion, Justice Yegan of Division Six of the Second Appellate District has declared that biological grandparents have a burden to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that ... |
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| November 13, 2011 |
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Wife Bears Own ATTORNEY FEES In Failed SET ASIDE MOTION Involving MSA
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, CFLS |
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| Marriage of Guilardi (11/7/11) 200 Cal.App.4th 770 The Sixth District Appellate Court (including Santa Clara County) has upheld a trial court denial of recovery for the attorney fees incurred by and during a former wife's unsuccessful bid to set ... |
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| November 10, 2011 |
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Proposed 2012 REVISIONS to JUDICIAL COUNCIL FORMS; ATTORNEY FEE REQUESTS
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, CFLS |
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| Palm Springs Divorce and Family Law Attorney Mark D. Gershenson was kind enough to provide me the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Report to the Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Council of California submitted on October 28, ... |
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| October 31, 2011 |
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GRANDPARENT RIGHTS: Recent RIVERSIDE Case Orders VISITATION To GP After DEATH OF PARENT
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, CFLS |
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| Hoag v. Diedjomahor (October 17, 2011), E050935 The Facts The Fourth Appellate Division released a published opinion on October 17, 2011 in the case of Hoag v. Diedjomahor, a case which was decided by recently retired Commissioner Michael McCoy in ... |
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| September 11, 2011 |
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DEVIATING From "Guideline" (Presumptively Correct) CHILD SUPPORT in HIGH EARNER Cases
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, CFLS |
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| Special Circumstances in Child Support Cases Involving an Extraordinarily High Earner Actor Jon Cryer, one of the stars of the series "Two and a Half Men", was recently rebuffed by the Second Appellate District in his attempt to avoid ongoing and ... |
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| August 29, 2011 |
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SECOND OPINIONS With THURMAN W. ARNOLD - Honest Feedback on Family Law Matters
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, CFLS |
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| Quality Divorce and Family Law Legal Advice and Second Opinions and Some Philosophical Spice! Because this Blog has brought me into contact with so many wonderful people, a segment of whom are facing daunting struggles in their personal lives who ... |
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| August 16, 2011 |
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Marriage of MARGULIS - Fiduciary Duties of MANAGING SPOUSES
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, CFLS |
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| Marriage of Margulis, Part 2 - Duties of Managing Spouses Please see Part I of my evaluation of IRMO Margulis as the launching point for understanding the appellate court's outline of interspousal fiduciary duties. The Margulis rule states that once ... |
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| August 16, 2011 |
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Thurman Arnold Comments Featured in August, 2011, CALIFORNIA LAWYER MAGAZINE
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold |
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| We are pleased to announce that Thurman W. Arnold, C.F.L.S. was interviewed for the August, 2011, publication of California Lawyer addressing the consequences of the Elkins changes to California family law - something that we have written about ... |
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| August 15, 2011 |
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IRMO MARGULIS - Managing Spouse Has BURDEN OF PROOF To Explain MISSING ASSETS
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold |
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| Marriage of Margulis ( 8/11/2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 277 Part One I am always pleased to report cutting edge rulings by our appellate courts, and this is one of the most important decisions in recent years affecting who has the burden of proof to ... |
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| August 03, 2011 |
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Divorce and Family Lawyers Who LIE - EQUANIMITY and DIVORCE PRACTICE
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold |
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| Lawyers Who Lie Some lawyers, like some people, lie to the Court - particularly in the more contentious of family law cases where emotions run highest. Our culture (and our lower natures) places so much value upon our sense of being entitled to ... |
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| July 31, 2011 |
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APPLE LION and VMWare- Upgrading Your Virtual Computer to Run Flawlessly With the New OS X
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold |
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| So, I am a Apple/MAC freak but most legal programs are written for Microsoft operating systems. I run XP with MS Server 2003 at my office and at home. I use VMWare on each of my seven work stations as a virtual computer that runs Microsoft OS and ... |
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| July 30, 2011 |
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Can I CONTINUE My DIVORCE TRIAL?
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| Posted By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S. |
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| My divorce trial is scheduled for next month. I want to change attorneys - will the case be continued to give a new attorney enough time to prepare my case correctly? T.T.J. A. Trial continuances are disfavored under the law. Any application to ... |
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