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Every family law attorney has had cases in which you shake your head and mutter ‘You can’t make this stuff up…’ The court in In Re Marriage of Baragry noted that “At bench, husband was presumably enjoying a captain's paradise, savoring the better of two worlds, and...
Indeed. Why would anyone choose to be a divorce lawyer? You see unhappy people at what is, for many of them, the worst moment of their life. Why would anyone sign up for that? Several years ago, a candidate for elective office in Ventura County referred to his...
If you are receiving spousal support, and you begin cohabiting with another adult, (it used to be ‘another adult of the opposite sex’, but the law was revised in 2014) the support payor can ask the court to adjust (or eliminate) the spousal support. Family Code...
Many people initiating the process of uncoupling wonder whether they should seek a legal separation or dissolution of marriage. Some of them may think of legal separation as ‘divorce lite’, or they may view it as less confrontational or adversarial than a...
When you have been doing family law for as long as we have, it is easy to forget that not everyone knows or understands what is going to happen over the next few years (yes, years) as their case goes through the system. We see people at what is, for most of them, the...
How do I find a good lawyer: Hiring a lawyer that fits your needs "How do I find a good lawyer?" This is one of the most common questions we hear. Nobody thinks ‘You know, my life is really great right now. I think I’ll go find a lawyer to tell me if there’s...