Blog Posts in May, 2011
Posted on May 30, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Marriage of Howell (May 24, 2011) 195 Cal.App.4th 1062 The Fourth District out of San Diego County recently published an opinion upholding a spousal support waiver contained in a premarital agreement ...
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Posted on May 29, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, Mediator
I Am Pleased to Announce the Launch of LOS ANGELES FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICES Mediators and Co-Mediators Serving the Greater Los Angeles Area Some of you may know that within the Coachella Valley, I am ...
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Posted on May 23, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Marriage of Valli, B222435 PLEASE NOTE - The California Supreme Court granted review of this decision on 8/24/11 and as a result the opinion reviewed below has been vacated. 8/26/11 TWA The California ...
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Posted on May 15, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
As I have been trumpeting now for months, the appellate courts are actively attempting to control and limit family law litigants, their lawyers, trial courts, and the rest of the professionals ...
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Posted on May 6, 2011 By Thurman W. Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
A Shifting Judicial Response to Overzealous Advocacy: Excessively Exuberant and Inflammatory Litigation Tactics Will Not Be Tolerated in California Marriage of Davenport (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 1507 In ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
Parental Relocations and Move-Away In response to a recent article I posted about the case of F.T. vs. L.J., the mother of the Mother in Mark T. vs. Jaime Z. submitted a comment about a new reversal ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
The consequences from the 2011 Elkin's Task Force changes to the Family Code are beginning to take roost, making your efforts to obtain a California divorce, legal separation, annulment, or ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Q. I had to get DV orders against my child's mother because of her violent behavior. The court mediator has since recommended week off, week on visitation to her of our 9 year old, but sole legal ...
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