Blog Posts in 2011
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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 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 ...
Continue reading "2nd Appellate District Severely Limits GRANDPARENT VISITATION Under Family Code Section 3102" »
Posted on Nov 13, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Attorney Fees in Set Aside Motions Marriage of Guilardi (11/7/11) 200 Cal.App.4th 770 The Sixth District Appellate Court (including Santa Clara County) has upheld a trial court denial of recovery for ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Palm Springs Divorce and Family Law Attorney Mark D. Gershenson was kind enough to provide me the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Report to the Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial ...
Continue reading "Proposed 2012 REVISIONS to JUDICIAL COUNCIL FORMS; ATTORNEY FEE REQUESTS" »
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Hoag v. Diedjomahor (October 17, 2011), 200 Cal.App.4th 1008 The Facts The Fourth Appellate Division released a published opinion on October 17, 2011 in the case of Hoag v. Diedjomahor, a case which ...
Continue reading "GRANDPARENT RIGHTS: Recent RIVERSIDE Case Orders VISITATION To GP After DEATH OF PARENT" »
Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Special Circumstances in Child Support Cases Involving an Extraordinarily High Earners Actor Jon Cryer, one of the stars of the series "Two and a Half Men", was recently rebuffed by the ...
Continue reading "DEVIATING From "Guideline" (Presumptively Correct) CHILD SUPPORT in HIGH EARNER Cases" »
Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Quality Divorce and Family Law Legal Advice and Second Opinions and Some Philosophical Spice ! Because this Blog has brought me into contact with so many wonderful people, a segment of whom are facing ...
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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.
An Explanation of CA Fiduciary Duties! 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 ...
Continue reading "IRMO MARGULIS - Managing Spouse Has BURDEN OF PROOF To Explain MISSING ASSETS" »
Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By Thurman Arnold
Divorce Lawyers Who Lie Some lawyers, like some people, lie to the Court - particularly in the more contentious of family law cases where emotions run highest. Our culture (and our lower natures) ...
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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? Trial continuances are ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Q. I was in Court three weeks ago and I swear the Judge said something entirely different from what the clerk's minute order says now. My ex says we have to follow the minute order, but it is ...
Continue reading "The MINUTE ORDER In My Case Differs From What The JUDGE SAID But My Ex Says We Must Follow It - What Can I Do?" »
Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By Thurman Arnold. CFLS
Q. I intend to file for divorce shortly, but believe my spouse has placed a significant amount of cash in a safe deposit box. Any recommendations on how I might keep that money from disappearing? ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Q. The judge is my case recently refused my request that my ex reimburse me for uninsured health costs for our two children that have run up over the past two years. Is this right? J.M., La Quinta, ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "Pointers for Dealing With FAMILY COURT JUDGES (Difficult and Otherwise) - What Every Lawyer and PRO PER Should Know!" »
Posted on May 30, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Spousal Support Waivers in Premarital Agreements May Be Enforced Marriage of Howell (May 24, 2011) 195 Cal.App.4th 1062 The Fourth District out of San Diego County recently published an opinion ...
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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 POSTSCRIPT: On ...
Continue reading "FORM OF TITLE Trumps COMMUNITY PROPERTY PRESUMPTION Where Life Insurance Is An Asset in DIVORCE" »
Posted on May 15, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Family Gifts to the Other Party Can Be a Source for Your Own Attorney Fees As I have been trumpeting now for months, the appellate courts are actively attempting to control and limit family law ...
Continue reading "RECURRING GIFTS From Parents May Be "INCOME" For Purposes of Determining Need for ATTORNEY FEES!" »
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 Cases 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 ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "Announcing the REVENGE of ELKINS - How Family Courts Are Making Your DIVORCE More Expensive Than Ever Before!" »
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 ...
Continue reading "I Have DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Restraining Orders Against My Child's Mother: The Family Court Services Mediator Recommended a Week Off/Week On VISITATION Schedule. Is This Right?" »
Posted on Apr 30, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
Do You Really Want the Most Aggressive Attorney for Your Divorce? I have recently been reflecting on the fact that in my experience, lawyers who are parties to family law litigation behave far worse ...
Continue reading "271 SANCTIONS Ordered Against PRO PER ATTORNEY - Lawyers Are Some of the Most Conflicted Parties to Matrimonial Litigation" »
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