Recent Posts in Parenting Mindfully Category
Posted on Feb 5, 2013 By Thurman W. Arnold
Thank You For Leaving Me! by Farhana Dhalla I recently received the second edition of Farhana Dhalla's book entitled Thank you for Leaving Me - Finding Divinity in Divorce. I first bumped into ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2012 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS
" The Forgiving Life, " by Robert D. Enright, Ph.D Robert D. Enright, Ph.D, has a mission. He is one of the leading 'forgiveness warriors ' of our times. He has recently published ...
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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 Nov 16, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Rich v. Thatcher (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 1176 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 ...
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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 Dec 12, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I found Ellen Kellner's book " The Pro Child Way, Parenting With An Ex " on your website some weeks ago, and ordered it from Amazon.com. I have been eagerly reading it, especially ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By Thurman W. Arnold, III, CFLS
AB 1090, sponsored by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, becomes law on January 1, 2011 as revised Family Code section 3042. It directs courts to allow children age 14 or over to testify about their custody ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. We have a hearing coming up before the Christmas holidays over custody and visitation issues. I believe my children should testify in court about their father's living conditions, as well as ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I have heard that children will be able to decide which parent they want to live with in 2011, is this true? A. No. However, at certain ages their input may become more important to courts in ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
The Lost and the Found [One Attorney's Path to Redemption] __________ Unconditional love is something we humans yearn for, but just endlessly. The difficulties of relationship break up prove this ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
The following text was taken from the AFCC materials provided in Denver. The DSM-V has not been adopted, nor is there any agreement that the following diagnosis should be added. I will provide ...
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Posted on May 26, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
To our honored visitors: We are excited to give you advance notice that the first family law mediation center in the Coachella Valley is opening its offices in Palm Springs on June 15, 2010. Our hope ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Overcoming PARENTING CONFLICTS with OurFamilyWizard Visitation and parenting exchange disputes often occur simply because of confusion or poor communication skills between parents, but they can be ...
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