Recent Posts in Expert Witnesses Category
Posted on Feb 3, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Have you ever heard of "phallometric testing" ? I confess I had not, until it was twice mentioned (apparently with approval) by Justice Benke in a recent and important decision that reversed ...
Continue reading "Penile LIE DETECTOR Tests: Coming to a FAMILY COURT Near You?" »
Posted on Dec 15, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
I have residential property in La Quinta My wife and I are divorcing and in the process of splitting assets. She and her parents employed * * * of * * * in Palm Desert to value the property. I'd ...
Continue reading "REPUTABLE APPRAISERS in the PALM SPRINGS VICINITY: Appraising RESIDENCE in DIVORCE" »
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 ...
Continue reading "ELKINS and New FAMILY CODE SECTION 217: How It AFFECTS YOU!" »
Posted on Oct 18, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My divorce seems like it has stalled. My wife operates our family business, we own several properties including a commercial building and she collects the rents, she isn't cooperating with me ...
Continue reading "How Do I Get An Order for ATTORNEY FEES in a COMPLEX CASE?" »
Posted on Jun 3, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
The topic of the 47th Annual Association of Family and Conciliation Court Conference is "parental alienation." Over 1,000 lawyers, judges, mediators, and mental health professionals ...
Continue reading ""PARENTAL ALIENATION" at the 2010 AFCC Conference" »
Posted on May 24, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I own a business that I began shortly after marriage. Now I am getting divorced. Is this community property even though my partner never worked the business, and if it is what methods might be used ...
Continue reading "What METHODS are used for VALUING BUSINESSES in divorce?" »
Posted on May 19, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My wife and I separated two years ago and we have decided to divorce. We don't agree on the date we should use to value some of our property, like the home where she's been living in with ...
Continue reading "When are ASSETS VALUED for purposes of DIVISION in a California DISSOLUTION?" »
Posted on May 10, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My ex wife and I are fighting over custody of our three children. The judge decided to appoint a psychologist to interview us all. How does this affect me and my case? A. In high conflict cases ...
Continue reading "What does it mean that a judge has ordered a 730 EVALUATION in my custody case?" »
Posted on Jan 7, 2010 By Thurman Arnold, III
Q. My wife and I separated in June 2009. When we purchased our home in March of 1998 (married December 1994), she used part of an inheritance from her grandmother to help with the down payment. I have ...
Continue reading "My wife she used her INHERITANCE to buy our home. We are getting divorced." »