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Evidence Code section 353 - Motions in Limine
CCP section 473.5 - Setting Aside Defaults and Default Judgments
CCP section 128.5 - Civil Sanctions for bad faith conduct or tactics
CRC Rule 8.104 - Time for filing appeal
Family Code section 1612 - Premarital Agreements
Family Code section 4726 - When child support interest penalties not imposed
CCP section 904.1 - appeals from family court
Family Code section 299 - summary dissolution of domestic partnerships
Family Code section 297.5 - domestic partners same as spouses
Family Code section 297 - Registering as domestic partners
Family Code section 2320 - Residence requirements for filing for dissolution of marriage
Family Code section 4052 - Courts may not depart from child support Guidelines
Family Code section 4053 - California policy for support children
Family Code section 4052.5 - child with more than two parents
Family Code section 3951 - Liability for Support of Child Paid by Others
Family Code section 2211 - parties and when to file annulment
Family Code section 2210 - grounds for annulment
Family Code section 2201 - what is bigamous marriage
Family Code section 2200 - Incestuous Marriages
Family Code section 245 - Right of DV Respondent to One Continuance
Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3-300 - No Adverse Interests to Client
State Bar Rule 3-300 - Avoiding Interests Adverse to Client
Family Code sectin 7613 - Woman Conceiving Through Assisted Reproduction
Family Code section 7575 - Rescinding Voluntary Declaration of Paternity
Family Code section 7573 - Voluntary Declarations of Paternity
Family Code section 7540 - Presumed Child From Marriage
Family Code section 308 - "Validity of Marriages Contracted in Other States"
Family Code section 3651 - "Modification of Child Support Orders"
Family Code section 2335 - "No Evidence of Fault Admitted in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 3041.5 - "Alcohol and Drug Testing"
Family Code section 2103 effective 1/1/17 - "Service of Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure"
Family Code section 914 effective 1/1/17 - "Liability of Marital Property"
Family Code section 70 effective 1/1/17 - "Date of Separation"
Family Code section 910 effective 1/1/17 - "Liability of Community Estate"
Family Code section 771 effective 1/1/17 - "Date of Separation"
Family Code section 3012 - 'Parents Who May Be Deported May Appear in Proceedings by Telephone'
Family Code section 4007 - "Contingent Child Support Orders"
CRC Rule 5.24 - "Joinder In Family Law Cases"
Family Code section 3103 - "Grandparent Visitation in Pending Proceedings"
Family Code section 4323 (2015 Amendment): "Effect of Cohabitation On Spousal Support":
Family Code section 3601 - "Termination of Child Support"
Family Code section 3602 - "Effect of Reconciliation on Support Orders"
Family Code section 218 - "Post-Judgment Discovery Cut-Off"
CCP Section 2024.020 - 'The Civil Discovery Cut-Off'
Family Code section 210 - "Civil Procedures Apply to Family Law Act"
Family Code section 3660 - "Discovery in Support Modification Proceedings"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.290
CRC Rule 5.427 - "Rules for Attorney Fee Requests in Family Law"
CRC Rule 5.50 - "Papers Issued by Court Clerks"
CRC Rule 5.68 - 'Service of Family Law Summons, Petition & Response'
Code of Civil Procedure section 413.30 - "Serving Summons Anyway That Gives Notice"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50 - "Service by Publication"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.40 - "Service Outside California"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.30 - "Service by Mail"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.20 - "In Lieu of Personal Service"
Code of Civil Procedure section 415.10 - "Service of Summons by Personal Delivery"
CRC Rule 5.14 - "Sanctions for Violation of Rules"
Family Code section 2121 - "Authority of Court to Grant Relief Per CCP Section 473"
Family Code section 1103 - "Management and Control of CP Where One or Both Spouses Lack Capacity"
Family Code section 1102 - "Management and Control of Community Property"
Family Code section 3667 - "Penalties for Incomplete or Inaccurate Income and Expense Declarations"
Family Code section 3665 - "Disclosure of Tax Returns"
Family Code section 3664 - "Requests for Current Financial Information Once Each Year"
Family Code section 3663 - "Available Discovery Once Every 12 Months"
Family Code section 3662 - "No Discovery Absent Pending Motion"
CRC Rule 5.98 - "Pre-Hearing Exchange of Documents and Meet and Confer"
Evidence Code section 776 - "Right to Cross-Examine Adverse Parties or Witnesses"
Evidence Code section 940 - "California Privilege Against Self-Incrimination"
CRC Rule 5.111 - "Declarations Requesting and Response to Requests for Orders"
Family Code section 3020 - "Frequent and Continuing Contact"
Family Code section 3011 - "Best Interests of Child (BIC)"
Family Code section 3010 - "Equal Rights to Custody"
Family Code section 3007 - "Sole Physical Custody"
Family Code section 3006 - "Sole Legal Custody"
Family Code section 3004 - "What is Joint Physical Custody"?
Family Code section 3002 - "Joint Custody"
Evidence Code section 1128 - "Disclosure of Privileged Materials Grounds for New Trial"
Evidence Code section 1126 - "Confidentiality After Mediation Ends"
Evidence Code section 1125 - "When Mediation Privilege Ends"
Evidence Code section 1123 - "Settlement Agreements in Mediation"
Evidence Code section 1122 - "When Mediation Confidences May Be Disclosed"
Evidence Code section 1121 - "Requirement That Participants Consent to Disclosure"
Evidence Code section 1119 - "Mediation Privilege Against Disclosure"
Evidence Code section 1118 - "Oral Agreements to Mediate"
Evidence Code section 1115 - "What Constitutes Mediation"
Family Code section 5231 - "Employer Obligations On Earnings Assignment Orders"
CRC Rule 5.92 - "Request for Order Procedures"
Civil Code section 3294 - "Exemplary Damages for Breach of Fiduciary Duty"
Penal Code section 273.5 - "Criminal Domestic Violence"
Family Code section 3046 - "Matters to be Considered in Granting Custody"
Family Code section 6322 - "Ex Parte Protective Orders"
Family Code section 6218 - "Definition of 'Protective Order'"
Family Code section 2032 - "Attorneys Fees From Separate Property"
Family Code section 2120 - "Set Aside Motions in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 2345 - "Consent Required for Legal Separation"
IRC section 71 - "Deductible Alimony and Separate Maintenance Payments"
Family Code section 3652 - "Attorney Fees to Prevailing Party in Support Modification"
Family Code section 3653 - "Retroactivity of Modification or Termination of Support Order"
Family Code section 3603 - "Support Not Modifiable For Period Prior to Request Modification"
Family Code section 3693 - "Set Aside of Entire Support Order for Equitable Reasons"
Family Code section 3690 - "Set Aside of Support Orders"
Family Code section 3427 - "Declining UCCJEA Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3410 - "UCCJEA Communication Between Courts in Different States"
Family Code section 3422 - "Exclusive UCCJEA Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3424 - "UCCJEA Temporary Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3421- "UCCJEA Jurisdiction"
Family Code section 3402 - 'UCCJEA Definitions'
Family Code section 2104 - "Preliminary Declarations of Disclosure"
CCP section 998 - "Attorney Fees and Offers to Compromise Civil Cases"
CCP section 699.510 - "Issuance of Writs for Money Judgments in Family Law"
Family Code section 5104 - "Application for Writ of Execution"
Family Code section 5103 - "Enforcement of Support Against Employee Pension Benefit Plans"
Family Code section 5100 - "Enforcement of Support Orders Without Prior Court Approval"
Code of Civil Procedure section 697.310 - "Enforcing Money Judgments by Abstract of Judgment"
CRPC Rule 4-100 - "Duty to Maintain Trust Account For Client Funds"
Business and Professions Code section 6148 - "Rules Requiring Written Retainer Agreements"
CRPC Rule 3-410 - 'Disclosure of Malpractice Insurance'
CRPC Rule 3-110 - "Ethical Obligations Re Competency"
CRC RULE 5.108 - "Rules for Family Court Pleadings"
Evidence Code section 1152 - "Confidentiality and Use of Settlement Offers"
Family Code section 2650 - "Jointly Held Separate Property"
Cal.Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 5-200 - "Lawyers Not to Mislead the Court"
CRC RULE 5.118 - "Rules for Declarations"
CRC 5.119 - "Rules for Live Testimony Per FC Section 217"
Family Code section 3110 - "Court Appointed Custody Investigators"
CRC Rule 5.250 - "Children's Participation in Family Law Proceedings"
Family Code section 246 - "Ruling on Ex Parte Applications"
Family Code section 244 - "Precedence of Hearing and Trial"
Family Code section 243 - "Readiness for Hearing and Continuances"
Family Code section 242 - "Deadline For Hearing On Ex Parte's"
Family Code section 241 - "Notice of Ex Parte Applications"
Family Code section 216 - "Prohibited Communications With Court Appointed Evaluators"
Family Code section 214 - "Making Family Court Proceedings Private/Excluding the Public"
Family Code section 213 - "Limitations On Relief By Responsive Declaration"
Family Code section 3667 - "Sanctions for Incomplete Income and Expense Declaration"
Evidence Code section 352 - "Excluding Prejudicial Evidence"
Evidence Code section 1272 - "Business Records and Hearay Objections"
Evidence Code section 1271 - "Business Records Exception to Hearsay Rule"
Evidence Code section 980 - "Marital Privilege for Confidential Communications"
Financial Code section 1620 - "Freezing Safe Deposit Boxes"
Financial Code section 1450 - "Freezing Bank Accounts"
Family Code section 3104 - "Grandparent Visitation Petitions"
Family Code section 3102 - "Visitation Rights Where Parent Deceased"
Family Code section 2108 - "Orders Liquidating Community Assets During Proceedings"
Family Code section 2626 - "Reimbursement for Debts Paid After Separation"
Family Code Section 2624 - "Debts Incurred After Entry of Judgment"
Family Code section 2622 - "Assigning Debts Incurred During Marriage"
Family Code section 2621 - "Division of Debts at Time of Trial"
Family Code section 2620 - "Division of Debts Incurred During Marriage"
Family Code section 6305 - "Mutual Restraining Orders"
Family Code section 6251 - "Findings of Court for Emergency Protective Order"
Family Code section 6256 - "Expiration of Emergency Protective Orders"
Family Code section 6250 - "Emergency Protective Orders"
CRC 3.1206 - "Service of Ex Parte Papers Before Hearing"
CRC 3.1205 - "Ex Parte Applications Must Not Be Rejected By Clerk"
CRC 3.1204 - "Declaration Regarding Ex Parte Notice"
CRC 3.1203 - "Time for Ex Parte Notice"
CRC 3.1332 - "Ex Parte Motions for Continuance of Trial"
Family Code section 3062 - "Temporary Custody Orders and Right to Hearing Within 20 Days"
Family Code section 3063 - "Removing Child From State"
Family Code section 3064 - "Ex Parte Change of Custody"
Family Code section 3101 - "Visitation Rights of Step-Parents and Grandparents"
Family Code section 2050 - "Notice to Insurance Companies"
Family Code section 2045 - "Ex Parte Protective and Restraining Orders"
Family Code section 4064 - 'Child Support Adjustments for Fluctuating Income'
Family Code section 4063 - "Reimbursing Uninsured Health Costs"
Family Code section 4062 - "Additional Child Support Orders"
Family Code section 7605 - "Paternity Actions Attorney Fees"
Family Code section 7640 - "Attorney Fees in Paternity Cases"
Family Code section 6252.5 - "Obtaining Address/Location Information of Protected Persons"
Family Code section 6344 - "Attorney Fees in Domestic Violence Cases"
Family Code section 2451 - "Family Court Case Management Plans"
Family Code section 2450 - "Family Centered Case Resolution"
Family Code section 3111 - "Custody Investigations and Report"
Code of Civil Procedure section 1011 - "Service of Papers on Attorneys"
Code of Civil Procedure section 170.3 - "Disqualifying Judges for Cause"
Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 - "Disqualifying Family Court Judges"
Code of Civil Procedure section 632 - "Statement of Decision"
Family Code section 3183 (Revised 2011) - "Mediator's Recommendations"
Family Code section 3027 [Revised 2011] - "Allegations of Child Abuse"
Family Code section 6340 - "DV Orders and Custody"
Family Code section 6323 - "Temporary Custody Domestic Violence"
Family Code section 2034 [Revised 2011] - "Family Law Attorney's Real Property Liens"
Family Code section 215 (Revised) - 'Serve of Post-Judgment Modifications'
Family Code section 3192 - "Separate Counseling Where DV or Abuse"
Family Code section 3190 - "Court Order Custody Counseling"
Family Code section 2330.3 - "Assignment of Cases to One Judge"
Family Code section 3121 - "Attorney Fees in Custody Cases"
Family Code section 2030 - "Family Law Attorney Fees and Costs" [2011 Revisions]
Family Code section 217 - "Requirement for Live Testimony"
Family Code section 3042 (Revised) - "Child Preferences and Custody"
Family Code section 2062 - "Service Upon Plan"
Family Code section 2060 - "Joinder of Employee Benefit Plan"
Evidence Code section 622 - "Facts Recited in Written Instruments"
Evidence Code section 662 - "Legal Title Presumption"
Family Code section 755 - "Notice of Adverse Claim to Pension Administrators"
Family Code section 3151 - "Minor's Counsel's Role"
Family Code section 3150 - "Appointment of Minor's Counsel"
Penal Code section 11166 - "Basis for Mandatory Report"
California Penal Code section 11172 - "Immunity for Mandatory Reporting"
California Penal Code section 11165.7 - "Who Are Mandatory Reporters?"
Family Code section 4360 - "Support Annuities and Life Insurance"
Family Code section 4333 - "Retroactivity of Spousal Support Orders"
Family Code section 3552 - "Confidentiality of Tax Returns"
Code of Civil Procedure section 639 - "Referees"
Evidence Code section 973 - "Spousal Privilege Waiver in Civil Proceedings"
Evidence Code section 972 - "Limitations on Marital Privilege"
Evidence Code section 971 - "Privilege Not to Testify Against Spouse Absent Consent"
Evidence Code section 970 - "Husband-Wife Privilege"
Evidence Code section 958 - "Claim of Breach of Duty Against Lawyer Waives Privilege"
Evidence Code section 956.5 - "No Attorney-Client Privilege Shielding Acts of Harm"
Evidence Code section 917 - "Certain Privileges are Presumed"
Evidence Code section 913 - "Effect of Exercise of Privilege"
Evidence Code section 912 - "Waiver of Privileges Generally"
Evidence Code section 911 - "Privileges Generally"
Probate Code section 5601 - "Probate Transfer to Former Spouse"
CRC Rule 5.154 - "Persons Who May Seek Joinder"
CRC Rule 5.150 - "Joinder of Persons Claiming Interest"
Family Code section 2021 - "Joinder of Parties"
Family Code section 2625 - 'Debts Not for Benefit of Community'
Family Code section 4334 - "Contingent Orders for Spousal Support"
Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 - "Enforcing Settlements"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.270 - "Service of Notice of Deposition"
Probate Code section 5122 - "What is a Deposit Account"
Probate Code section 5305 - "Ownership of Deposit Accounts"
Family Code section 3802 - "Feasibility of Deferred Sale of Home"
Family Code section 3801 - "Request for Deferred Sale"
Family Code section 3800 - "Deferred Sale of Family Residence Order"
Family Code section 2610 - "Division of Retirement Plan Benefits"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.220 - "Notice of Produce Documents at Deposition"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.210 - When Can a Deposition Be Taken?
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.050 - Declaration Form for More Requests for Admission
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.040 - Declaration for More Than 35 Requests for Admission
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.030 - No More Than 35 RFA's Without Cause
Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.010 - Requests for Admission
Code of Civil Procedure section 1987 - "Production by Subpoeana"
Code of Civil Procedure section 1987.1 - "Motion to Quash Subpoena"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.030 - "Form and Time for Making Demands"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2031.010 - "Demands for Production of Documents"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.260 - "Time for Response to Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.210 - "Form of Response to Special Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.060 - "Requirements for Special Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.050 - "Declaration for Additional Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.030 - "Form Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.010 - "Interrogatories"
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.010 - 'Depositions'
Family Code section 2581 - "Title Presumptions"
Family Code section 4336 - "Marriages of Long Duration"
Family Code section 2251 - "Putative Spouses"
Family Code section 7646 - "Time to Challenge Paternity Judgment"
Family Code section 7630 - "Who May Bring Paternity Action"
Family Code section 7612 - "Rebutting Paternity Presumption"
Family Code section 7541 - "Use of Paternity Blood Tests"
Family Code section 1614 - "Revoking Premarital Agreements"
Family Code section 3557 - "Attorney's Fees For Enforcing Support Orders"
Family Code section 270 - "Ability to Pay Attorney's Fees"
Family Code section 853 - 'Transmutations in Wills'
Family Code section 852 - "Requirements for Transmutation"
Family Code section 850 - "Transmutations of Property"
Family Code section 4066 - "Family Support Deductibility"
Family Code section 4059 - "Net Disposable Income"
Family Code section 92 - "Family Support"
Family Code section 2602 - "Misappropriated Property"
Family Code section 2556 - "Dividing Omitted Assets"
Family Code section 2552 - "Date of Valuation"
Family Code section 4302 - "Duty to Support When Living Apart"
Family Code section 2013 - "Collaborative Law Process"
Code of Civil Procedure section 473 - "Relief from Mistakes"
Code of Civil Procedure section 1008 - "Reconsideration Motions"
Evidence Code section 733 - "Party Experts"
Evidence Code section 730 - "Joint Experts"
Family Code section 4058 - "Gross Income for Child Support Purposes"
Family Code section 299.2 - 'Domestic Partnershps from Other Jurisdictions'
Family Code section 7611 - "Presumptions of Parentage"
Family Code section 3692 - "Relief from Support Orders"
Code of Civil Procedure Section 1005(b) - "Time for Service of Papers"
Family Code section 2122 - "Set Aside of Judgments"
Family Code section 3691 - "Set Aside of Support Orders"
Family Code section 4331 - "Vocational Examinations"
Family Code section 4337 - "Termination of Support Order"
Family Code section 4330 - "Efforts to Become Self-Supporting"
Family Code section 4325 - "Support to Abusive Spouse"
Family Code section 4323 - "Cohabitation and Support"
Family Code section 272 - "Attorney Fees to Prior Attorney"
Family Code section 7575 - "Rescinding VDOP"
Family Code Section 3024 - "Order Requiring Parent to Notify of Intended Move"
Family Code section 7501 - "Move-Away Statute"
Family Code Section 3083 - "Joint Custody Rights"
Family Code section 2110 - "Default Judgments and Declarations of Disclosure"
Family Code section 4055 - "Mechanics of Statewide Child Support Formula"
Family Code section 4050 - "Statewide Uniform Guideline"
Family Code section 4057 - "Court-Ordered Child Support"
Family Code section 4057.5 - "New Mate Income"
Family Code section 1615 - "Unenforceable Premarital Agreements"
Family Code section 2337 - "Bifurcation of Marital Status"
FC section 2601 - "Conditional Award of Community Assets"
FC section 2550 - "Division of Community Estate"
FC section 752 - "Separate Property; Interest of Parties"
FC section 2033 - "Attorneys Real Property Lien"
FC section 2040 - "Attorney Fees and ATROs"
FC section 2107 - 'Noncomplying Declarations of Disclosure'
FC section 2106 - "FDD and Entry of Judgment"
FC section 2105 - "Final Declaration of Disclosure"
FC section 2103 - "Preliminary Declaration"
FC section 6321 - "DV residence exclusion orders"
FC section 6320.5 - "Hearings and Service of DV Papers"
FC section 6211 - "Victims of DV"
FC section 6320 - "Domestic Violence"
FC section 6203 - "Definitions of Abuse"
FC section 4722 - "Interest Penalties for Support"
FC Section 4009 - "Retroactive Child Support"
FC Section 3910 - "Equal Duty to Support"
FC Section 3901 - "Duty of Parent to Support Child"
FC Section 3900 - "Equal Duty of Support"
FC section 3041 - Custody to Nonparents
FC section 3081 - Court's power to order joint custody
Family Code section 3003 - Joint Legal Custody
FC section 2641 - Educational Reimbursements
FC section 2623 - Debts Incurred During Marriage
FC section 2622 - Discretion to Divide Debts
Family Code section 2603 - PI Awards to Injured Spouse
FC section 2102 - Duties After Separation
FC section 2100 - Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities
FC Section 1000 - Liability for Personal Injuries
FC section 2031 - Temporary Attorney Fees
FC section 1101 - Breach of Fiduciary Duty
FC section 1100 - Management and Control of Property
FC section 920 - Reimbursement
FC Section 916 - General Ruies of Liablity
FC section 915 - Liablity of Marital Property
FC section 2627 - Educational Loans
FC section 2640 - 'Reimbursements for Acquisition of Property'
Family Code section 913 - Liability of Community Property
FC section 911 - Earnings During Marriage
Family Code section 781 - Personal Injury Recoveries
FC section 780 - Personal Injury Awards
FC section 770 - Separate Property
Family Code section 760 - "Community Property"
FC section 721 - Duties Between Spouses
FC section 271 - Attorney Fees as Sanctions
FC section 291 - "Enforcement of Judgments"
FC section 290 - "Enforcing Support Orders"
FC section 155 - "Definition of support order"
FC section 4301 - Duty of Support
FC section 5241 - "Employers and Earnings Assignments"
FC section 4560 - "Child Support Security Deposit"
FC section 5230 - "Earnings Assignment Order"
Family Code section 3022.3 - Statement of Decision
FC section 3082 - Statement of Reasons
Family Code section 3040 - Preference for Custody
Family Code section 3044 - Custody and Domestic Violence
Family Code section 3080 - Presumption of Best Interests Where Parents Agree to Joint Custody
FC Section 3600 - Temporary Spousal Support
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Family Code section 6250 - "Emergency Protective Orders"
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2019
January
2019 Amendments and Revisions to the California Family Code
2018
December
Written Marital Transmutation Agreements and Family Code Section 2640
September
August
Eavesdropping and Audio Recordings | Penal Code section 632's Exclusionary Rule in Family Law Proceedingss
July
Transfer Motions in California Divorce Proceedings Filed in the Middle of the Case for a Party's Convenience (or on Other Grou
January
2017
September
How to Present Alzheimers' and Dementia Sufferers' Cases in Divorce Proceedings - Part 1 of a Series!
Can Self-Defense Be Used to Defend Against Claims of Domestic Violence?
August
My Spouse's Attorney Filed My Private Information With the Court! I Am Afraid of Identity Theft. What Can I Do?
Family Law Section of the Desert Bar Association September, 2017 Newsletter!
July
Military Pensions and VA Disability Benefits in CA Military Divorce!
February
Can Spouses Be Found to Have Gifted Their Share in Community Property to the Other? Problems Affecting SP Residences.
January
Divorce and Family Law Second Opinions | Best Second Opinion Feedback Supporting Attorneys and Their Clients!
Michael C. Peterson Named As a 2017 Super Lawyers "Rising Star"!!!
Can Supported Retired Spouse Be Forced to Fund Own Support or Resume Working After Age 65 | Marriage of McLain
How Oppose Illegal Video or Audio Recordings in DV and Other Family Law Proceedings?
Understanding What Underlies Family Code Section 721 | Fiduciary Duty Obligations Upon Marriage
Excluding evidence outside pleadings, including "incidents" not alleged in Request for DVTRO Orders
Marriage of Sagonowsky | Family Code 271 Sanctions Limited to Awards For Attorney Fees and Costs | Try CCP Section 128.5!
Overview of Procedure and Process in Divorce, From the Initial Petition Filing to Judgment
Timing Basics for Appealing Family Court Judgments and Orders: Part III
Simplified Overview of How Property Rights Are Determined In Divorce | Dividing Community and Separate Property
2016
December
Appealing California Family Court Decisions | What Are Family Law Writs | Can I Appeal My Divorce Orders? - Part 2
Michael C. Peterson Appointed Chair of the Desert Bar Association's Family Law Section for 2017!
What To Know About Appeals in Divorce and Family Law Cases! Part I: Get It Mostly Right in the Trial Court!
Second Opinion Divorce and Family Law Consults Offered in January, 2017 At An Experimental Fixed Rate!
Tips for Winning Sanctions' Requests in Divorce and Family Law Cases!
Denial of Spousal Support Extended to Include DV Perpetrated Against Child
What Are the 2017 Revisions to the California Family Code?
November
Do I Need to Disclose My Bonus to My Wife if a Divorce Is Pending?
Ex-Wife Claims I Owe Her Past Child and Spousal Support, When I Paid Her in Full!
Marriage of Wilson - Trial Court May Refuse to Enforce Child Support Orders Where Minor Living With Grandparents!
October
Fire Captain Has Fluctuating Income Where Fire Season Pays Higher Wages, But Court is Averaging OT Into His Yearly Income.
September
Thurman W. Arnold, III, CFLS Inducted As A Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
March
Marriage of Murchison - Can I Disqualify My Spouse's Attorney?
The Date of Separation Wars Continue - Will New Family Code Section 70 Abrogate Marriage of Davis?
February
May I Make a Motion for a Directed Verdict in a California Family Law Case?
January
The Art of the Objection In California Family Law Litigation
Happy New Year to the Family Law Community of Afflicted Parties and Their Counsel!
2015
July
Magnitude 8.1 Earthquake Rocks California Laws Governing Date of Separation - Meet Marriage of Davis!
Congratulations to Michael C. Peterson, Who Is Now a Certified Family Law Specialist!
May
Discreet California DIVORCE ANALYSIS Consults for Mediators and Out-of-State Attorneys
Pointers for STEP-PARENTS (and Other "Non" Parents) Seeking Visitation With Their (Step) Children!
April
Are My Attorney Fees Paid In Connection With Spousal Support Tax Deductible?
March
Is It Illegal to Leave a Dog Unattended in Your Car in California?
February
Marriage of Lappe | Mediation Does Not Avoid Exchange of Declarations of Disclosure Prior to Entry of Dissolution Judgment
January
Navigating the Minefields of Divorce From a Narcissist - One Path Out of the Swath of Destruction!
Attorneys Who ADVERTISE Service As A Temporary Judge Violate Judicial Ethics
Thurman Arnold III Named As A 2015 California Superlawyer for Divorce and Family Law!
2014
November
Making Persuasive Arguments: Using LEGAL MAXIMS In Family Law Cases
Announcing The Enlightened Divorce Blog Roster of TOP CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAWYERS!
October
I've FIRED MY ATTORNEY But She Won't Release My FILES - What Should I do?
September
2015 AMENDMENTS To Family Code: The Obsolescence of a "HUSBAND" and "WIFE"
August
Can My Wife LEASE OUT Our Rental Property Without My CONSENT?
Are SUPPORT Orders SUSPENDED If Spouses RECONCILE and Resume Living Together?
Marriage of Boblitt Reversed by Legislative Action - Welcome to New Family Code Section 218
July
I Am Recently Divorced, and Didn't Handle Our Marital Finances. Can You Give Me Any INVESTMENT ADVICE and What About GOLD?
We've Updated Our Sample 'STATEMENT OF DECISION' California Family Law Portal With Most of these Forms You'll Need!
TIME TO VOTE THE ENLIGHTENED DIVORCE BLAWG ONE OF THE BEST IN THE UNITED STATES!
Self-Represented Party Needs TIPS On How to Take DIVORCE DEPOSITION With Production Request and How to Deal With Objections Fr
June
Am I Entitled To Obtain Discovery In a Post-Judgment Application In a Dissolution?
When Does Making Threats In Divorce and Family Law Proceedings Become Extortion or 'Merely' Unethical?
I Intend to File for Divorce in Joshua Tree - Do You Have Any Insights About the Judges and the Local Rules?
May
Donald Sterling and His Wife Rochelle: The L.A. Clippers, Racism, and a Grounded Application of California Family Law Principl
April
Announcing Our New SAMPLE Attorneys' Divorce and Family Law Library!
My Spouse Has Placed a "Tracker" on My Car! Is "Techno-Stalking" Domestic Violence?
March
I Received the Husband's PRELIMINARY DECLARATION OF DISCLOSURE But It Omits to VALUE Any Asset. Is This Proper?
Attorney MICHAEL C. PETERSON PASSES the CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW SPECIALIST EXAMINATION!
February
I Owe My Attorney $100,000 and She Is Reluctant to File a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Motion for Me - Should I Go It Alone?
Is a "Book of Business" of a Professional Person, Established During Marriage, a "Divisible" Community Property Asset?
January
What Is Our DATE OF SEPARATION? Maybe Whatever a Trial Court Says It is!
Riverside Family Court Judge Reversed on Attorney Fee Request - Exalts FORM Over SUBSTANCE
We Are Proud to Be One of the BEST DIVORCE WEBSITES On the Web!
"Divorce Corp" - Dr. Drew's New "Documentary" - Divorce Trance and Fantasy
Do I Have to Return THE ENGAGEMENT RING If We Don't Marry Or If We Later Divorce?
2013
December
2014 Legislative Changes and Amendments to the CA Family Code
November
Time for Producing Documents at Family Law DEPOSITIONS
How Long Can I Be Forced to Participate in a Family Law DEPOSITION?
October
Sanctions for Failure to Disclose Separate Property As Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Marriage of Simmons
Thurman Arnold, III, to Co-Present National Family Law Webinar on Family Law Evidence Rules
September
Brilliant Article About Thurman Arnold (Sr.) In August 2013 Washinton Monthly
Some Pointers for Lawyers and Parties Who Face SURPRISE MOTIONS TO QUASH
August
What Are the Important COURT FILING and SERVICE DEADLINES in Divorce and Family Law?
How Do I Get My Ex's Tax Returns?
Avoiding Temporary SPOUSAL SUPPORT for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
A REVIEW of the Top California Marriage Based FIDUCIARY DUTY STATUTES
Marriage of Kahn - Self-Represented Parties, Discovery Sanctions and Indio Divorce Attorneys
Jack Russells and Myasthenia Gravis and Aspirational Pneumonia - One Puppy Dad's Experience
Marriage of Georgiou: The Time To File Fiduciary Duty Set Aside Motions Is Limited!
July
Is It Possible to Appear In My FAMILY LAW or DIVORCE Case by Phone?
Marriage of Facter: Best Practices for Drafting California Premarital Agreements Waiving or Limiting Spousal Support
June
How Should BONUS INCOME Be Treated for Child and Spousal Support Purposes In California?
Does the FIFTH AMENDMENT Apply to Perjury in Family Law | Divorce Cases?
May
New Requirement for MEET AND CONFER Before RFO Hearings!
April
How To COLLECT On Family Court ORDERS For Support or Money Judgments In Property Division!
March
Indio Family Court Comm. Gregory Olson | Riverside County Family Law Judges
New Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 5.111 - Increasing Litigation Costs Impairs Justice
WEBCAM Divorce and (SECOND OPINION) Family Law Consults!
What Is The "B-BUMP" In SPOUSAL SUPPORT Software Programs?
FLARPLS or Charging LIen In Your Divorce ? | Assuring Continued Quality Legal Representation
February
RED FLAGS That Imply Your SPOUSE May Be PLANNING To CHEAT You!
I Am UNHAPPY With The FAMILY COURT'S RULING. What Can I Do?
CHRISTIAN Divorce | Summer Suggestions For Teens and Parents Affected By Divorce | SROM
Pre-Marriage TIPS for MEN - Surviving DIVORCE Without A Prenup!
Best FREE Legal Divorce Information | Help Us Help You!
What Should a PRODUCTION DEMAND Request for SUPPORT Purposes? (Part 1)
"Thank You For Leaving Me," by Farhana Dhalla
Penile LIE DETECTOR Tests: Coming to a FAMILY COURT Near You?
Family Law ADVOCACY TIPS For Lawyers and Self-Represented Parties: The 80-20 Principle!
January
Do I Get a Spousal Support Deduction for Payments Made on the Residence Owned With My Wife?
My Wife and I Are Separated. Is Voluntary Spousal Support TAX DEDUCTIBLE?
How Can I SET ASIDE a SUPPORT ORDER?
IRMO FREITAS: Limitations On Retroactive Support Modifications
My Husband Is Living In Our Home - Doesn't He Owe Something For This?
2012
December
Radical Revisions to the Family Law Rules of Court Become Effective Next Month!
Can I REMOVE and Replace an EC Section 730 Custody Evaluator for BIAS?
Important Family Code Section 2104 Amendment for 2013!
November
Introduction to UCCJEA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act) Issues
October
The Ten Biggest Mistakes People Make That Impair Their Rights Upon Divorce
ATTORNEY FEE ETHICS - Some Basic Things to Watch For Regarding Family Case Fees and Billings
September
Dividing JOINTLY TITLED PROPERTY Acquired Before Marriage (or RDP) - Family Law Act or Partition?
Thurman Arnold to Present November, 2012 Workshop to the California Legal Secretaries, Inc. Organization
July
Old FORGIVING
A Family Court Judge's Perspective On EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY
TIPS for Drafting Family Court DECLARATIONS
April
Divorce and Family Law HORROR STORIES - How the System Is Broken! SHARE Yours With Us?
Is It Proper To Give A GAVRON WARNING Before the Final Judgment Is Entered?
Do California Courts "ADD BACK" DEPRECIATION In Determining Child and Spousal Support?
March
Judicial Council Releases New Rules of Court for CHILD TESTIMONY Re CUSTODY PREFERENCES
How To COLLECT ARREARS For CHILD and SPOUSAL SUPPORT?
FORM 8332 NOW MANDATORY TO CLAIM DEPENDENCY EXEMPTIONS
How Do I PROTECT Monies Loaned By MY FAMILY For LOANS I Use For ATTORNEY FEES?
How Are BUSINESSES Owned Before Marriage DIVIDED In Divorce?
February
What Does the Term "Marital Standard of Living (MSL)" Mean?
What Happens If I Place My Wife's Name On Title to My Home and We Later Divorce?
What Happens In Divorce When One Spouse Owned A Residence At the Date of Marriage?
GAVRON WARNINGS and SPOUSAL Support - What Self-Represented Parties Should Know!
Family Court EVIDENCE Rules - What Is HEARSAY?
January
Court Upholds PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT Where Wife Alleged Husband Falsely Stated Net Worth
What Is the MARITAL PRIVILEGE in California Family Law and When Does It Apply to Testimony?
If DATE OF SEPARATION Is Contested, What Do Courts Look At?
2011
December
Attorney MIchael C. Peterson Speaks About FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY (Before and Once Divorce Happens)
Attorney Michael C. Peterson JOINS the Law Firm of Thurman W. Arnold!
November
2nd Appellate District Severely Limits GRANDPARENT VISITATION Under Family Code Section 3102
Wife Bears Own ATTORNEY FEES In Failed SET ASIDE MOTION Involving MSA
Proposed 2012 REVISIONS to JUDICIAL COUNCIL FORMS; ATTORNEY FEE REQUESTS
October
GRANDPARENT RIGHTS: Recent RIVERSIDE Case Orders VISITATION To GP After DEATH OF PARENT
September
DEVIATING From "Guideline" (Presumptively Correct) CHILD SUPPORT in HIGH EARNER Cases
August
SECOND OPINIONS With THURMAN W. ARNOLD - Honest Feedback on Family Law Matters
Marriage of MARGULIS - Fiduciary Duties of MANAGING SPOUSES
IRMO MARGULIS - Managing Spouse Has BURDEN OF PROOF To Explain MISSING ASSETS
Divorce and Family Lawyers Who LIE - EQUANIMITY and DIVORCE PRACTICE
July
Can I CONTINUE My DIVORCE TRIAL?
The MINUTE ORDER In My Case Differs From What The JUDGE SAID But My Ex Says We Must Follow It - What Can I Do?
June
I Am Filing for Divorce and Believe My Spouse is Hiding Funds in a SAFE DEPOSIT BOX. What Can I Do?
Recovering UNINSURED HEALTH COSTS as Additional CHILD SUPPORT
Pointers for Dealing With FAMILY COURT JUDGES (Difficult and Otherwise) - What Every Lawyer and PRO PER Should Know!
May
Court Upholds SPOUSAL SUPPORT WAIVER In PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT
Announcing the Launch of LAFMS - DIVORCE and FAMILY LAW MEDIATION in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills!
FORM OF TITLE Trumps COMMUNITY PROPERTY PRESUMPTION Where Life Insurance Is An Asset in DIVORCE
RECURRING GIFTS From Parents May Be "INCOME" For Purposes of Determining Need for ATTORNEY FEES!
Marriage of Davenport: Trial Court SANCTIONS Wife Under FC Section 271 for Her ATTORNEYS' "UNBRIDLED AGGRESSION" In Family Cou
San Diego Trial Court REVERSED (Again) in MOVE-AWAY Case
Announcing the REVENGE of ELKINS - How Family Courts Are Making Your DIVORCE More Expensive Than Ever Before!
I Have DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Restraining Orders Against My Child's Mother: The Family Court Services Mediator Recommended a Week O
April
271 SANCTIONS Ordered Against PRO PER ATTORNEY - Lawyers Are Some of the Most Conflicted Parties to Matrimonial Litigation
Are WORKER'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS Community Property? Yes and No!
Announcing Rattlesnake Season as Officially Open in Palm Springs!~
San Diego Trial Court REVERSED for Failing to Exercise An "INFORMED DISCRETION" in Refusing to Permit Sole Legal Custody Fathe
Marriage of Fong | 271 SANCTIONS | Burden to Prove Ability to Pay
I Have My Ex-Husband's EMAIL PASSWORD and Found Email That Proves His INABILITY TO PARENT - How Do I Present This to the Famil
What Is the TIME LIMIT For Filing a RESPONSIVE or REPLY DECLARATION in Family Law Proceedings?
March
TAX TIME Advice for SEPARATED COUPLES About JOINT TAX RETURNS
Overcoming the PRESUMPTION Against SPOUSAL SUPPORT in DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Cases
For Attorneys Only: Announcing LEGAL WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION By AttorneyWebWizard.com
What to Do If My CASE Is Being TRANSFERRED BETWEEN COURTS in Riverside County?
Local Businesses: Who Has the Best CHINESE FOOD in Palm Springs?
FAMILY LAW SANCTIONS and DUE PROCESS: Santa Barbara Trial Court Reversed in IRMO DURIS
Making DIVORCE JUDGES ACCOUNTABLE - What Is A STATEMENT OF DECISION?
How Do I DISQUALIFY The JUDGE Assigned to My Case?
SANCTIONS For Failure to Complete the FINAL DECLARATION OF DISCLOSURE
Must I Submit My TAX RETURNS to the COURT Or to the Other Party?
February
Alternatives to Family Court and the Challenge of Mediating Cases With Strong Emotions
January
2010
December
MEDIATION Is a BETTER ALTERNATIVE To FAMILY COURT For Some
We Married As a California SAME-SEX Couple But Since I Have Completed My SEX-CHANGE OPERATION.
2011 REVISIONS to the California FAMILY CODE: "CHILD CUSTODY RECOMMENDING COUNSELORS"
What Are TRACINGS In California DIVORCE Proceedings? Tossed Salad and Mixed Vegetables!
Ontario, Canada Trial Court Finds PARENTAL ALIENATION - An Example of How Not To Behave!
IS LEGISLATION NEEDED To Redefine "GROSS INCOME" Under Family Code Section 4085?
2011 REVISIONS to the California Family Code: Child Abuse and Temporary Orders
2011 REVISIONS to the California Family Code: Serving POST-JUDGMENT OSC's and MOTIONS
ATTORNEY FEES In CUSTODY Cases: 2011 Family Code Amendments
Making Attorneys Accessible to Family Law Litigants: 2011 ATTORNEY FEE REVISIONS TO THE FAMILY CODE
ELKINS and New FAMILY CODE SECTION 217: How It AFFECTS YOU!
New Family Code Section 3042 - Will It Serve to Accelerate the GENDER CUSTODY WARS?
Can My CHILDREN TESTIFY About Their PARENT PREFERENCE in Our Custody Case?
What STANDARDS Are JUDGES Likely to APPLY When A REQUEST FOR CHILD TESTIMONY Is Made?
November
The TIME PERIODS for FILING SET ASIDE MOTIONS DEPENDS....
WHY Should I Consider a LEGAL SEPARATION?
Is It Possible to Get My Ex's TAX RETURNS Without Any MOTION to MODIFY Pending Between Us?
October
What Do I Do to Protect My Community Interest In PERS and STRS RETIREMENT PLANS?
How Can I STOP My Spouse From LIQUIDATING OUR COMMUNITY PENSION?
Are STOCK OPTIONS COMMUNITY PROPERTY?
JAKE ARNOLD Turns SIX!
How Do I Get An Order for ATTORNEY FEES in a COMPLEX CASE?
Our Disso is Final But We Never Changed the JOINT TENANCY DEEDS. My Ex Just DIED.
What does "COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP" Mean?
September
How Do I Use a MARITAL BALANCE SHEET to Figure Out How to Best DIVIDE OUR PROPERTY?
I Have Been Paying the MORTGAGE Since SEPARATION - Am I Entitled to WATTS CREDITS?
My Ex Has Been EXCLUSIVELY USING Our RESIDENCE - Is There an EPSTEIN CREDIT For This?
How Does DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Affect My SPOUSAL SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS?
How Can I Be Sure a Court Will Enforce My AGREEMENT Reached With My Spouse OUT OF COURT?
Am I Entitled to Obtain DISCOVERY If I File a SET ASIDE MOTION Before the Matter is Decided?
My Wife is Living With a Male Renter - Does This Affect My SUPPORT OBLIGATION?
How Are Funds in a JOINT BANK ACCOUNT Treated in Dissolution or Legal Separation?
ENFORCING SUPPORT: What is a REAL PROPERTY LIEN?
How do CALIFORNIA COURTS divide EDUCATION LOANS?
When Is It Possible to Keep the FAMILY RESIDENCE From Being Sold?
How are DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS divided in California DIVORCE?
How Are DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS divided in California Divorce?
How Do I DISQUALIFY a Judge From Hearing My Case?
What do I do if my spouse or domestic partner does not complete their DECLARATION OF DISCLOSURE?
DISCOVERY - How are DEPOSITIONS used in California FAMILY LAW and DIVORCE cases? (Part I)
July
DISCOVERY in California Marital Proceedings - What Are Requests for Admission?
June
What is DISCOVERY in California Dissolution and Family Law Cases? (Part 1 - Form Interrogatories)
What is a SUMMARY DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION?
Is a PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT signed without an attorney ENFORCEABLE?
Does MOORE MARSDEN appy to IMPROVEMENTS we made to our RESIDENCE during marriage?
What should I know if I want to LIMIT or TERMINATE SPOUSAL SUPPORT in the future?
What is a GAVRON WARNING and how does it affect my right to SPOUSAL SUPPORT?
"PARENTAL ALIENATION" at the 2010 AFCC Conference
Proposed Text for a new diagnosis of PARENTAL ALIENATION in the DSM-V
May
I thought my PARTNER had REGISTERED our DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP but she says she didn't. Do I have rights?
Announcing the Opening of DESERT FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICES!
What is FAMILY SUPPORT?
What METHODS are used for VALUING BUSINESSES in divorce?
What is HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD status for IRS purposes?
Must I file a JOINT TAX RETURN if we are not yet divorced?
What are the TAX CONSEQUENCES of CHILD SUPPORT and SPOUSAL SUPPORT?
When are ASSETS VALUED for purposes of DIVISION in a California DISSOLUTION?
My husband was HOSPITALIZED after we SEPARATED; am I liable for the bill?
What do I do about SPOUSAL SUPPORT if my ex-spouse is COHABITING with another man?
Is there any way to request that the Judge RECONSIDER her rulings in my case?
What are EPSTEIN REIMBURSEMENTS?
What does it mean that a judge has ordered a 730 EVALUATION in my custody case?
April
When do SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS commence after divorce?
Are SOCIAL SECURITY benefits income for purposes of SUPPORT calculations?
What SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS may be paid to CHILDREN?
What SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS are paid upon the DEATH of a SPOUSE after DIVORCE
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS and REMARRIAGE for divorced spouses
How Do I Get the Court to Order My Husband to be HAIR FOLLICLE tested?
Will the Court DRUG TEST My Wife?
Do I need a COHABITATION AGREEMENT?
How Do I Defend a Request by My (Former) Spouse to SET ASIDE our Support Orders?
What Are My Rights When I Believe My Spouse Committed Fraud in Their Income & Expense Statement?
What happens to FEES I deposited if I FIRE my ATTORNEY?
What happens to the FEES I give an ATTORNEY?
What is a Family Law Retainer Agreement?
How do COURTS decide to award JOINT CUSTODY?
When can I file for LEGAL SEPARATION in CALIFORNIA?
How do I FIRE my ATTORNEY?
When I get MARRIED, how do I avoid my husband's DEBT?
Am I LIABLE for my husband's NURSING HOME DEBT?
Am I LIABLE for my husband's GAMBLING DEBTS?
Q. Who is liable for debts that we assign between us in our divorce settlement?
DCSS INTERCEPTED my TAX REFUND with my new Husband.
March
What is GUIDELINE SUPPORT in California?
I am remarried. How does my NEW MATE'S INCOME affect my SPOUSAL SUPPORT or CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION?
What does a VOLUNTARY DECLARATION OF PATERNITY (VDOP) do in California?
Is a WAIVER OF SPOUSAL SUPPORT in a PRENUP VALID?
BIFURCATION of MARITAL STATUS
February
Overcoming PARENTING CONFLICTS With OURFAMILYWIZARD.COM
OVERVIEW OF CUSTODY APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES in California
PRELIMINARY DECLARATION OF DISCLOSURE in California (PDD's)
January
FORM 8332 is required to release DEPENDENCY EXEMPTIONS to Father awarded deduction!
Can CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS be made RETROACTIVE?
How long does a CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION continue?
My ex wife has twice taken the DEPENDENCY EXEMPTION. I am supposed to get alternate years.
How does one begin to become MINDFUL during DIVORCE?
What should I do before selecting a divorce attorney?
Am I LIABLE for my husband's CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS from his first marriage?
Are my earnings during marriage liable for my spouse's premarriage debts?
Am I liable for my husband's business debts?
My Wife caused a car accident. Am I liable too?
Must I pay any of my husband's STUDENT LOAN if we DIVORCE?
If my Wife and I are separated, do I have to pay the credit cards she ran up after leaving?
Am I liable for my spouse's premarital debt?
Why is the date of PHYSICAL SEPARATION legally important?
What Is a LEGAL SEPARATION in California?
What are interspousal fiduciary duties?
I have an attorney but what if I want a second opinion?
My wife she used her INHERITANCE to buy our home. We are getting divorced.
My Husband Is Receiving A Personal Injury Settlement. Am I Entitled To Any of It?
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