Recent Posts in Parental Alienation Category
Posted on May 24, 2015 By Michael C. Peterson, Esq.
Stepparents and California Family Law: Issues and Pointers by Michael C. Peterson, Esq. Introduction and Personal Bias: Best Interests of Kids! Current statistics declare that more than half of all ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2015 By Thurman W. Arnold III CFLS
"Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist, and Heal Your Family " by Karyl McBride Ph.D A Book Review by Thurman W. Arnold, III CFLS "Help! ...
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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 ...
Continue reading "2nd Appellate District Severely Limits GRANDPARENT VISITATION Under Family Code Section 3102" »
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 Apr 11, 2011 By Thurman W. Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
San Diego County Move-Away Cases F.T. vs. L.J. (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 1 On April 6, 2011, the California Fourth Appellate District, Division One, in a strongly (and painfully) worded opinion reversed ...
Continue reading "San Diego Trial Court REVERSED for Failing to Exercise An "INFORMED DISCRETION" in Refusing to Permit Sole Legal Custody Father Who Had PRIMARY PHYSICAL CUSTODY to MOVE OUT OF STATE" »
Posted on Dec 18, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
A Cautionary Tale : How Not to Run Your Separation and Custody Battle Los Angeles Family Law Mediator Forrest S. Mosten recently shared this newsworthy trial court opinion with me, and it is making ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By Thurman W. Arnold, III, CFLS
Child Testimony Concerning Parental Preference 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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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. Ultimately it was not ...
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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? What Are 730 Evaluations? In ...
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