The romantic notion that California has always been a community property state with a concomitant equality between spouses is false. It is true that the delegates to California’s 1849 constitutional convention did focus upon married women’s property rights. Their focus, however, was limited to separate property. Moreover, although the delegates d...
Hon. Mark A. Juhas Shuray Ghorishi
Imagine the following scenarios that occur in courtrooms across California: Jill just t...
Dianne Fetzer
We are gearing up for our next Spring Seminar. Many of our board members are working dilig...
Naghmeh Bashar
May Your Day Be Full of Light I n staying true to the ACFLS Mission Statement, prin...
Marc Peter Kaplan, CFLS
After reading the very recent Rodriguez (IRMO Rodriguez (2018) F074367) decision, I feel l...
Andy Cook
An “Income and Expense Declaration” (IED) is a deceptively simple family law f...
Matthew Dodd
Many years ago, I handled one of the most contentious custody cases in which I have ever b...
Greg Herring
California’s family law policies and remedies can be attractive to out-of-state part...
Andy Cook
An “Income and Expense Declaration” (IED) is a deceptive...