Naghmeh Bashar

The 2024 ACFLS Holiday Party was another great success and 102 family law specialists, judicial offi cers, and their respective families gat...

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...

Fredrick (Rick) Cohen

The ACFLS Amicus Committee is charged with, among other things, seeking publication of unpublished appellate opinions when publication will...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Welcome to this edition of The Specialist. We have a good mix of topics for this edition. I would like to thank the contributors for their r...

Murphy Alafognis, PhD, Michael Kerner, PhD

In child custody cases, maintaining objectivity and fairness can be particularly challenging due to the inherent potential for bias to influ...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Welcome to another great edition of The Specialist. The topics cover a wide range again. I would like to thank the contributors for their re...

Seth Kramer

There are many things about the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists that make me proud to be this organization’s president. But...

Vanessa Wills

Owning a piece of the Califoia Dream can be expensive. As a result, it has become more common for unmarried couples to pool their resources...

Abbas Hadjian

Introduction The concept of a “pyramid of power” in Iranian families is a fundamental element that shapes both cultural expectations and le...

Jeremy Salvador

Introduction Property division in California family law requires both legal precision and practical structure. The CARVE method, developed...

Mitra Sarkhosh, LMFT

Introduction As courts increasingly recognize the complexity of parent-child relationships in high-conflict custody disputes, the use of th...

Ronald S. Granberg, CFLS, Brian Boone, CPA, ABV, CFF, CCVA

Blackacre Facts, Your Honor   You are the judge in the Separatizer Sam/Communitizer Cora divorce.   Sam purchased Blackacre a week befor...

Marc Peter Kaplan, CFLS

(Pass it on, if you are already a specialist to someone you know will make a great specialist) I previously published a similar article in...

Marshall S. Zolla, Deborah Elizabeth Zolla

Robert Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken”1 provides a guiding lesson for family law practitioners in strategizing their cases. Often...

Jeremy Salvador

Introduction: The rise of cryptocurrency has transformed financial markets—and now, it’s reshaping California family law disputes. The dec...