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The 2024 ACFLS Holiday Party was another great success and 102 family law specialists, judicial offi cers, and their respective families gathered at the Sir Frances Drake Hotel in San Francisco to celebrate each other, the holiday season, our award recipients and to just have fun. For those of you who missed it this year, be on the lookout for next year&rsqu...

INCOME ANALYSIS FOR THE PURPOS...

Peggy Swearingen, CPA, ABV, CFF

When preparing an analysis of the parties’ income for purpose of setting support, th...

“I KNOW IT WHEN I SEE IT”: WHA...

Stephen A. Montagna, CFLS

I remember my second year of law school, sitting in an uncomfortable yet sturdy chair list...

AFCC-CA MENTORSHIP PROJECT: A...

Diane Wasznicky, JD, CFLS

The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (“AFCC”), whose members incl...

HOW TO AVOID THE APRIL 15TH FR...

Marc Peter Kaplan, CFLS

Without fail, all of us receive some-to-many calls from stressed-out client(s), usually th...

IS THE MINIMUM REALLY GOOD ENO...

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret.

Published cases may unintentionally create a false impression. Affirming the trial court f...

Our 27th Annual Spring Seminar just concluded at the beautiful Omni Rancho Las Palmas Hote...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it....

At the ACFLS Charitable Foundation dinner held on Saturday night, March 23, 2019, during t...

Family lawyers have many opportunities for cross-examination. We have temporary hearings....

CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION...

Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Shuray Ghorishi

Imagine the following scenarios that occur in courtrooms across California: Jill just t...

We are gearing up for our next Spring Seminar. Many of our board members are working dilig...

May Your Day Be Full of Light  I n staying true to the ACFLS Mission Statement, prin...

WHAT DOES RODRIGUEZ “NO DEPREC...

Marc Peter Kaplan, CFLS

After reading the very recent Rodriguez (IRMO Rodriguez (2018) F074367) decision, I feel l...

An “Income and Expense Declaration” (IED) is a deceptively simple family law f...

Many years ago, I handled one of the most contentious custody cases in which I have ever b...

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