Avi Levy, CFLS
As we enter the holiday season, I find myself reflecting not just on the work we’ve accomplished together in 2025, but on the spirit that ma...
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By Fredrick (Rick) Cohen
The ACFLS Amicus Committee is charged with, among other things, seeking publication of unpublished appellate opinions when publication will (a) help the development of family law and (b) guide litigants, attorneys, and judicial officers. Wh...
Read full articleAvi Levy, CFLS
As we enter the holiday season, I find myself reflecting not just on the work we’ve accomplished together in 2025, but on the spirit that ma...
Megan Thompson
Working in Silicon Valley I see a number of clients who have equity compensation including restricted stock units (RSUs) as part of their co...
Naghmeh Bashar
The 2024 ACFLS Holiday Party was another great success and 102 family law specialists, judicial offi cers, and their respective families gat...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
The Legislature remains active in enacting and modify ing legislation related to families that cross our profes sional paths. For further re...
Dennis G. Temko, CFLS
I. Hypothetical Consider the following hypothetical. The trial court hears your client’s post judgment spousal support modification reque...
Mark E. Sullivan
Introduction The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is an important benefit for the spouse or former spouse of a servicemember or military retiree...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
This edition of the Family Law Specialist marks the completion of my first year as Editor. It continues to be an eye-opening experience in w...
Avi Levy, CFLS
It is with immense gratitude and excitement that I write my first President’s Message as the incoming leader of this esteemed organization....
Bero Porter
Divorce statistics reveal significant trends in marriage dissolution. In the United States, approximately 40 to 50 percent of marriages end...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
Welcome to another great edition of The Specialist. This volume includes another cross-section of topics. I would like to thank the contribu...
Mitra Sarkhosh, LMFT
Introduction As courts increasingly recognize the complexity of parent-child relationships in high-conflict custody disputes, the use of th...
Jeffrey P. Blum
Summary: This article explores the benefits of Transformative Mediation in divorce cases, focusing on its ability to foster empathy, und...
Forrest S. Mosten
In our 2016 article in the California State Bar Family Law News, Late Nights and Cancellation Rights, Bolstering Enforceability of Mediated...
Sherry Peterson, CFLS
Recognition One of the best parts of being a member of ACFLS, is participating in the recognition of some incredible work being done around...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
Welcome to the Spring edition of the ACFLS Family Law Specialist. This is my debut as the new Journal Editor. A big thank you to the authors...