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Posted on Apr 21, 2013 By Michael C. Peterson, Esq.
Enforcing California Family Court Orders and Awards for Money Dear Enlightened Divorce Blog™ Reader - One of the most effective ways to end the misery of high-conflict divorce with a ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
WebCam Divorce and Family Law Consults You have found this website because you have questions about a system of rules that is alien and certain to dramatically change the landscape of your life, ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2013 By Michael C. Peterson, Esq.
Charging and Family Attorney Real Property Liens: Procedures and Ethical Obligations Some divorces quickly become obscenely expensive. Family law lawyers see high cost cases commonly where trial ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
The Most Common Mistakes That Radically Affect Marital Rights and Obligations Upon Separation or Divorce It is amazing how we tend to enter into the most important business relationship of our lives ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2012 By Thurman Arnold
Red Flags To Watch for in Retaining Your Family Law Attorney Here are some useful pointers about attorney fee arrangements that most divorce clients aren't aware of, and which many attorneys ...
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Posted on Sep 30, 2012 By Thurman Arnold
Family Court Jurisdiction to Divide Jointly Titled Properties Acquired Before Marriage or Domestic Partnership Registration: Family Code Section 2650 My office seems to be the final resting place for ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS
Q. How do California Family Courts deal with depreciation in setting child and spousal support? Does depreciation reduce the paying spouse's income available for support and so lessen the amount ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold, III
Free Divorce Calculators for Property Division, Support, and Taxes I recently had the opportunity to meet with Donna Smalldon, who is a collaborative law financial neutral and co-mediator based out of ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold III, C.F.L.S.
Loans From Family and Friends to Pay Attorney Fees For Your Divorce Unfortunately for those who love or care about you, often the only source of funds to hire or keep a family law attorney involved in ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. My Wife is a personal injury lawyer with a good practice which she started six years before we married. We have been separated for nine months, after nine years together. She just sent me a ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. What is meant by the words "marital standard of living" in dissolution actions? A. In California lawyers in high earner dissolution cases often speak of Marital Standard of Living (MSOL ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2012 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I am not on title to a home my husband owned before we married but we paid the mortgage for 7 years. If we divorce, do I have any interest in it? A. There is an important concept under California ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
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 ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Marital Privileges Not To Testify Against Spouse or Domestic Partner Sometimes married persons who are in litigation with third parties (i.e., former spouses and co-parents) are asked to reveal ...
Continue reading "What Is the MARITAL PRIVILEGE in California Family Law and When Does It Apply to Testimony?" »
Posted on Dec 30, 2011 By Michael C. Peterson
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 ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2011 By Thurman Arnold
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 ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
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 ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2011 By Thurman W. Arnold, C.F.L.S.
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 ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "FORM OF TITLE Trumps COMMUNITY PROPERTY PRESUMPTION Where Life Insurance Is An Asset in DIVORCE" »
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 Apr 10, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
I've recently blogged the 2nd Appellate District's March 3, 2011 decision in Marriage of Fong (2011) 193 Cal.App.4th 278 as it pertains to each party's obligation to comply with Family ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Visitors to my websites know that I am biased in favor of mediation, believing that parties to litigation involving their family should opt to resolve their disputes themselves rather than undertake ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Given the 2011 changes to the California Family Code brought about by the recommendations of the Elkins Task Force, you need to know about something called a "statement of decision". This is ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My attorney has used the word "tracings" several times, and I really don't understand how this works. Can you give me a simple explanation? A. Unlikely (sorry!). Tracings may be ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2010 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
The most important new rule in decades affecting the experience of California Family Law litigants is set to be unleashed on January 1, 2011. It promises a radical change in the way that all family ...
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