Esther Rosenfeld, Jennifer J. Hagan
Introduction Transparency and full disclosure are at the heart of any equitable marital dissolution. These principles were recognized by t...
Esther Rosenfeld, Jennifer J. Hagan
Introduction Transparency and full disclosure are at the heart of any equitable marital dissolution. These principles were recognized by t...
Sherry Peterson, CFLS
Random Acts of Kindness I honestly struggle when I sit down to write these messages. What do members want to hear? What particular legal t...
Debra Frank
Welcome to our fall edition of the ACFLS Family Law Specialist. My thanks to the authors for their contributions. ACFLS continuously works...
Hon. Frank L. Birchak
I recently read the ACFLS Family Law Specialist publication for Summer 2023, No. 2. The article on page 16, “Criminal Protective Orders in F...
Fredrick (Rick) Cohen, Leslie Ellen Shear, CFLS
Work on the ACFLS Amicus Committee has its joys (getting opinions published and being cited for amicus briefs) and it has its disappointment...
Deborah H. Wald
Custody cases often require courts to make challenging decisions in the best interests of children. These decisions include what custody arr...
Judge Marjorie A. Slabach, Ret.
Those of you who sat in thrall to the excellent panel presentation in the Palm Springs 2023 Spring Seminar on Difficult Custody Issues in Hi...
Lisa McCall
ACFLS has presented Preserving Your Appellate Rights in the Trial Court in two parts. Part 1 appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of the Family...
S. Roger Rombro
On the rainy evening of September 27, 1849, the delegates of California’s first Constitutional Convention voted to give married women rights...