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Posted on Jan 20, 2019 By Thurman W. Arnold, III CFLS, AAML
The 2019 Amendments/Revisions to the Family Code - Highlights! Every year we try to review the changes to the California Family Code, along with related California Rules of Court and other statutes ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2017 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS, AAML
How Do I Exclude Evidence That Is Outside of the Scope of the Pleadings Filed By the Other Party At My Family Law RFO or Domestic Violence Hearing? While historically it has seemed that Family Court ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2017 By Law Office of Thurman W. Arnold
What Is the Divorce Process From Initial Petition Filing, to Requests for Temporary Orders, to Judgment and the Conclusion of the Case? My goal is to empower and introduce you, the legal consumer, ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2016 By Thurman W. Arnold CFLS, AAML
What Are the Basic Rules Governing Appeals in Family Law Cases - An Overview The EnlightenedDivorce Blog™ has been in existence since 2008. Over the course of that time, one of the things ...
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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 Jul 24, 2014 By Thurman W. Arnold III CFLS
Sample and Exemplar Statements of Decision in California Dissolution and Non-Marital Family Law Cases We've just uploaded six new templates for tentative rulings and sample statements of decision ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2014 By Michael C. Peterson, Esq.
Divorce Lawyer Ethics: Threatening Criminal, Administrative, or Disciplinary Action to Advance a Civil Cause (The Get 'Em Over a Barrel Ethical Quandary) By: Michael C. Peterson As a California ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2014 By Thurman W. Arnold III CFLS
New: Sample and Exemplar Forms For Drafting Pleadings and Discovery in Marital Dissolution and Family Law Cases in January, 2014 we began cobbling together a form library containing selected pleadings ...
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Posted on Dec 24, 2013 By Thurman Arnold III
Q. What are the most important 2014 changes and revisions to the California Family Law Act? 2014 Legislative Changes/Amendments to the California Family Code 2013 was definitely a boring year in terms ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Second Opinion 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 3, 2013 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Have you ever heard of "phallometric testing" ? I confess I had not, until it was twice mentioned (apparently with approval) by Justice Benke in a recent and important decision that reversed ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2012 By Mark D. Gershenson
GUEST BLOG! Pot: Lawful Use is Not Necessarily Abuse by Mark D. Gershenson, Esq. Marijuana has been in the news quite a bit lately. Voters in the states of Colorado and Washington voted last month to ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Thurman Arnold, III, C.F.L.S.
Q. I have been ordered into a "730 Evaluation" with a Marriage and Family Therapist. My former wife and I are battling over custody. For a number of reasons (including the evaluator's ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2012 By Michael C. Peterson
CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION JURISDICTION UNDER THE UCCJEA INTRODUCTION When there are disputes involving the children of parents who reside in different states, where the child resides, or more ...
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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 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 ...
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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 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 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, 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 ...
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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 ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S.
Q. My ex-husband and I are involved in a bitter custody dispute. I recently realized he had not changed his Email password, and so I was able to enter his account and review his emails. I found ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Visitors to my websites know that I am biased in favor of mediation, believing that parties to litigation involving their family should opt to resolve their disputes themselves rather than undertake ...
Continue reading "FAMILY LAW SANCTIONS and DUE PROCESS: Santa Barbara Trial Court Reversed in IRMO DURIS" »
Posted on Dec 26, 2010 By Thurman Arnold, CFLS
Family Court May Be The Common Denominator For Many Families When Relationship Conflicts Require Intervention, But It Should Always Be Recognized As The Forum Of Last Resort ! California Family Courts ...
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