2011-2015
- Release of texts abuse under DVPA (9/2/15)
- Consider kids in move away cases (6/22/15)
- Income loss doesn’t always justify reduced support 4/7/15
- When to renew a restraining order (12/3/14)
- No duty to disclose finances before divorce petition (9/29/14)
- When are mediation agreements admissible in court? (8/13/14)
- Intent to restrict adult child support modifications (7/11/14)
- Why is divorce so expensive? Becuase of the IRS (5/14/14)
- ‘Books of business’ divisible in divorce? (3/7/14)
- Separated roommates (12/30/13)
- Where the beginning meets the end: ignoring court orders (9/12/13)
- Beware using real property liens as security for fees (4/1/13)
- When does getting remarried terminate support obligations? (1/16/13)
- When is a Premarital Agreement Unconscionable? (6/7/12)
- Innocent spouse gets double the protection (3/13/12)
- Be wary of using boilerplate provisions (1/24/12)
- Severance payments: One time income or income over time? (8/18/11)
- Good Concept, Bad Outcome (6/17/11)
- You’re Right Until You’re Wrong (4/13/11)
2000-2010
- Did Your Advise Your Client to Change His or Her Beneficiary Designation(s) After The Divorce? (12/6/10)
- Taking Party Expectations Into Account (11/18/10)
- When Your Marriage is Invalid, Who Get’s Paid (9/24/10)
- Beware of Post Separation Debts in Divorce (6/14/10)
- New Spouse’s Income in Factoring Child Support (3/24/10)
- Support Payments, It’s a Question of Time (1/7/10)
- Spousal Support: Blazing a New Trail (12/1/09)
- Estate Secrets (8/17/09)
- When Words Collide (6/16/09)
- Home Alone (2/10/09)
- Change of Plans (11/6/08)
- Long Division (9/10/08)
- Visitation Hesitation (7/11/08)
- Parent Trap (8/30/07)
- Valuing Goodwill (2/20/07)
- Burkle’ Decision on Post Marital Agreements (9/12/06)
- How Money is Invested Affects Child Support (7/11/06)
- Ruling Guides Parents on Legal Conundrum of Moving a Child (5/3/06)
- Goodwill Hunting Doesn’t Work in Director’s Divorce (2/7/06)
- Jurisdiction Does Not Follow When Parent Moves (12/1/05)
- Get All Transmutations in Writing (10/6/05)
- In Divorce Cases Changes in Title Have Consequences (6/7/05)
- Iredale Clarifies Attorney’s Community Property Interest (10/13/04)
- Court Guts The Mandatory Retroactive Child Support (7/30/04)
- Purpose of Workers’ Comp Award is Crucial in Divorce (4/13/04)
- Benson Opens a Door to Oral Agreements for Transmutation (2/10/04)
- Parents Can’t Sumbit Issue of Child Support to Binding ADR (12/9/03)
- Marital Settlement Agreements are Subject to Fraud Statute (10/14/03)
- Courts Must Look at Affects on Kids for Good Faith Move-Away (8/19/03)
- Bellio’ s Opinion Avoids Issue of Provisions Promoting Divorce (6/10/03)
- Case Addresses Effect of Stipulation on Child Custody (4/8/03)
- Case May Help Spouses Who Conceal Income and Assets (2/11/03)
- Husband and Wife Must Live Apart to be Legally Separated (12/10/02)
- Courts Must Examine Statutory Factors Before Altering Support (10/8/02)
- Post-Marital Agreements (7/30/02)
- Lavish Lifestyle Allows Deviation from Child-Support Guidelines (6/11/02)
- Reimbursement Is Required for Separate Property Improvement (4/9/02)
- High Earners May Now Have to Disclose Income Information (2/12/02)
- The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (11/1/01)
- Investment Passivity Is No Defense in Divorces (10/1/01)
- A Spouse Managing A Community Asset Doesn’t Have A Duty to Invest Prudently (9/28/01)
- Valuation of Community Property Business After Separation (8/14/01)
- Continuing Jurisdiction Equals Pending Litigation in Family Law (6/12/01)
- Emotional Issue: Court of Appeals Considers California’s Grandparent Visitation Statue (4/30/01)
- Child Support Order Deviating from Guideline Must Contain Findings (12/12/00)
- Court Upholds Termination of Wealthy Spouse Support (6/13/00)
- Deductibility of Attorneys Fees in Divorce Matters (2/8/00)
1990-1999
- Support Award Takes Into Account Earnings from Assets (12/24/99)
- Support Cut Off When Woman Fails to Become Self-Supporting (4/13/99)
- Can Ex Spouse Sue for Concealment of Marital Assets (12/8/98)
- Discovery in Support Cases Involving a Wealthy Parent (10/13/98)
- Enhanced Benefits Can Become Community Property (8/11/98)
- Supreme Court to Tackle Issue of Support Waivers (6/9/98)
- Deadbeat Lock-up: Parents Who Willfully Refuse to Seek Employment (4/6/98)
- Enhanced Pension Benefits (3/10/98)
- New Calculation: Bonus and Overtime Pay in Determining Support (12/9/97)
- Pension- Benefit Division Under ERISA (8/12/97)
- Homework on Imputation of Income to a Parent (7/8/97)
- Rules Governing Changes to Another State’s Child Support (6/10/97)
- The Unconditional Nature of Support for Minor Children (4/8/97)
- Express Language Required for Transmutation
- Code Modifications Affecting Spousal Provisions (2/11/97)
- Courts Use a Detailed Formula to Apportion Separate Property Assets (12/10/96)
- Write Way: Deductibility of Spousal Support (10/8/96)
- Earning Capacity Standard May Be Imputed When Acting in Good Faith (8/13/96)
- One Spouse’s Indemnification May Cause the Other to Retain Tax Liability (7/9/96)
- Establishing a Child’s Best Interest in ‘Move’ Cases (12/29/95)
- Agreements to Provide for Ex-Spouse or Children in Testamentary Documents (10/26/95)
- Gaining Access to Retirement Benefits to Enforce Marital Property Agreements (8/24/95)
- Under What Circumstances May Custodial Parents Relocate? (6/22/95)
- When Disability Payments Do Not Qualify as Community Property (4/27/95)
- Courts Disagree About How to Divide Stock Options as a Marital Asset (2/23/95)
- Which Spouse Pays the Taxes? (12/22/94)
- Section 1034 Rollover of Gain from Sale of Residence (10/20/94)
- Highlights of Important Changes in the 1994 Family Code (8/25/94)
- When is a Parent a “Parent” under Current California Law? (6/30/94)
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Used for Child Support (3/24/94)
- Pension Plans, Non-Employee Spouses and Taxation Problems (8/19/93)
- The IRS Loses One, in a Case of Divorce and Following Gain (2/18/93)
- ABA Proposals Could Aid Divorcing Spouses (5/21/92)
- Divorced Spouses Can Avoid Tax on Home Sale (4/5/91)
- How Refinancing Can Affect Rights (7/23/90)
- Divorce Lawyers Must Watch Tax Law (3/26/90)
- Can Spouses Waive Post- Marriage Support? (2/12/90)