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Newly Amended Family Code Section 6320: “Coercive Control” and the Expanded Definition of Abuse Under the DVPA Oct 16

Introduction On September 29, 2020 California S.B. 1141, Chapter 248, was filed with the California Secretary of State enacting ...

Marriage of Sagonowsky | Family Code 271 Sanctions Limited to Awards For Attorney Fees and Costs | Try CCP Section 128.5! Jan 05

Family Code Section 271 Only Authorizes Trial Courts to Issue Sanctions' Awards in the Form of Attorney Fees and Costs, and Not ...

Michael C. Peterson Appointed Chair of the Desert Bar Association's Family Law Section for 2017! Dec 26

Michael C. Peterson, CFLS, Appointed As Chair of the Desert Bar Association's Family Law Section for 2017 We are honored to ...

Magnitude 8.1 Earthquake Rocks California Laws Governing Date of Separation - Meet Marriage of Davis! Jul 21

California Divorce Laws Rocked by Seismic Shift In Defining Date of Separation ! Marriage of Davis (7/20/15) [Click to Read] By ...

Marriage of Lappe | Mediation Does Not Avoid Exchange of Declarations of Disclosure Prior to Entry of Dissolution Judgment Feb 06

Declarations of Disclosure Must Be Exchanged Before Entry of Mediated Judgments and Are Not Exempt From Disclosure Under Mediation ...

Navigating the Minefields of Divorce From a Narcissist - One Path Out of the Swath of Destruction! Jan 27

"Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist, and Heal Your Family " by Karyl McBride ...