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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 Feb 26, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III
Red Flags That Your Spouse May Be Planning To Cheat You In a Divorce ! Experienced divorce lawyers and forensic CPAs know a few things about suspicious conduct that might escape your attention as it ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2013 By Michael C. Peterson
TIPS FOR CHALLENGING TRIAL COURT RULINGS: AN OVERVIEW OF NON-APPEAL MECHANISIMS, AND THEIR GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES So you have been given a decision in your case and you don't like all or part of ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. What steps can I take to protect my assets from divorce? My fiance refuses to sign a premarital agreement. Can I be protected without a prenup? A. Let's face it - while many men consult a ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
The 80-20 Principle and Tips For Drafting Pleadings and Making Better Presentations In Family Court I had the honor to participate recently in a workshop for the Family Law Section of the Desert Bar ...
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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 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 Jul 14, 2012 By Family Law Section, Desert Bar Association
Here is an article that Indio Superior Court Judge Dale R. Wells wrote for publication in the Desert Bar Association's, Family Law Section, monthly newsletter (June, 2012, Vol. 6:12). His article ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS
Rules for Declarations Filed In Family Court Whether you are a self-represented party or an attorney, I want to remind you that rules govern the declarations that you file in family law proceedings - ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS
Share Your Family Law Horror Story ? I want to thank all of you who write me about the difficult circumstances and horror stories surrounding your divorce and other family law matters, both in and out ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Form 8332 Must Be Submitted With Your Return If A Noncustodial Parent Wishes to Receive the Dependency Exemption for a Child Palm Springs CPA Brian Wachs recently brought to my attention an important ...
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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 Feb 12, 2012 By Thurman Arnold
An Overview of the "Hearsay Rule" and Its Applications to Divorce and Family Law Proceedings The term "hearsay" has entered the realm of day to day speech for many nonlawyers, and ...
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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 ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Thurman Arnold
Q. If I contest date of separation, what evidence do courts look at? A. The question for trial courts is: Does one or both spouses objectively and subjectively act and appear as though they intend a ...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2011 By Thurman Arnold
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 ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
Q. 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? A. Trial continuances are ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2011 By Thurman W. Arnold, CFLS
Working with Family Court Judges I recently attended this year's annual AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) Conference in Orlando. Two Canadian jurists put on a workshop entitled ...
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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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Posted on Oct 22, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I am afraid my husband may liquidate our 401k and IRA's that are in his name. Is there anything I can to do freeze the accounts or make sure he can't empty them out before I can hire a ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I am considering filing for divorce, and am beginning to pencil out what the division of our assets and debts might look like. What is a good way to go about this? A. Prepare a Marital Balance ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My wife and I reached some agreements about support and property division in our divorce. Neither of us have attorneys. I want to write something up that is enforceable. Is there anything I should ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. What do I do if the other party to a divorce or dissolution of domestic partnership proceeding refuses to file their Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure? A. Declarations of Disclosure must be ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2010 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. I am helping a friend who considering a divorce from her husband. He is a lawyer and she is a school teacher. They have two teenagers. She doesn't expect him to be at all cooperative and he has ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2009 By Thurman Arnold
Coachella Valley Shelter From the Storm I visited the administrative center for the Palm Desert based Shelter From the Storm on November 11, 2009, and met with its Executive Director, Lynn Moriarty, ...
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