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Blackacre Facts, Your Honor   You are the judge in the Separatizer Sam/Communitizer Cora divorce.   Sam purchased Blackacre a week before marriage, making a $40,000 HSP down payment. CP made DOMDOS payments that reduced mortgage principal by $80,000. HSP made DOS-Current payments that reduced mortgage principal by another $20,000.   Blac...

THE PROBLEM WITH QDROS AND 401...

Pete Neuwirth FSA FCA, Barry Sacks JD Ph.D

As the prevalence of “Silver Divorce” (divorce where at least one spouse is ag...

Recognition One of the best parts of being a member of ACFLS, is participating in the rec...

EDITOR’S DESK SPRING 2024, ISS...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Welcome to the Spring edition of the ACFLS Family Law Specialist. This is my debut as the...

In our 2016 article in the California State Bar Family Law News, Late Nights and Cancellat...

WIN WITHOUT PUTTING ON YOUR CA...

Fredrick (Rick) Cohen

In any civil case (including Family Law) tried to the court (meaning not a jury trial), af...

MCLE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS -...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Not everyone is aware that in addition to new laws and cases that we need to pay attention...

INSIDE THE ACFLS AMICUS COMMIT...

Fredrick (Rick) Cohen, Leslie Ellen Shear

ACFLS has influenced the development of California family law as amicus curiae for decades...

THE EVERCHANGING DOMESTIC VIOL...

John T. Sylvester, CFLS

2023 brought a flurry of published appellate opinions and statutory amendments concerning...

EDITOR’S CORNER- SPRING 2024,...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Welcome to my little corner of the world. On occasion I will be including this column that...

It is with great sadness that we must share the news of the passing of our Executive Direc...

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