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DISCOVERY SANCTIONS   The California Supreme Court reversed the appellate court in City of Los Angeles v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP1 regarding monetary discovery sanctions. The court made it clear that the trial courts have the authority to impose monetary sanctions for egregious discovery misconduct, even if it is not necessarily a clear violation ...

Few provisions of the Evidence Code are more habitually cited by family law practitioners...

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,...

Michele Brown, CFLS

Compassion. Kindness. Patience. Honesty. These are the virtues we have been taught from th...

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EDITORS DESK - WINTE...

Nathan Gabbard

Dear Reader, It is with great pleasure we share the thoughtful works of our wonderful auth...

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ETHICAL ETHEL AND TH...

Mark E. Sullivan

What happens with military pensions in a divorce? To illustrate the answer, imagine receiv...

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YOUR STEPPED-UP BASI...

Ronald S. Granberg, CFLS

You are familiar with the “Stepped-Up Basis Rule”: an inherited asset receives...

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