Seth Kramer

Among family law attorneys, the Association of Certified Family Law Specialist is known by the acronym of ACFLS. It should also be known by...

Christine Gille

Grateful Thanks This is my first “Editor’s Column” since being elected as the editor of the Specialist. There are three other lawyers in ou...

John Chason

As family law practitioners, we regularly meet with clients and potential clients who need our advice on a wide range of issues. Is it okay...

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret., Eve Lopez

In January 2017, the marriage between an iPod, a digital camera, a cell phone, and a PDA reached what family law junkies refer to as a long-...

Warren Shiell, Kamran Hassanpour

“Clinton aide Huma Abedin has told people she doesn’t know how her emails wound up on her husband’s computer”—Washington Post1  Digital pri...

Cassandra Glanville, Greg Herring

S ince we submitted our original article, “Mediation Twenty Years Later: A Cautionary Story and Proposed Reforms,”1 the Law Revision Commiss...

Ronald Granberg

Organizations of atoms—that’s how the universe came about. Our organization of Adams was formed to help troubled families out. In 1980 when...

Dorie Rogers, CFLS

The following is a summary of the second year for the 2015-2016 legislative term. One of the missions of ACFLS is to monitor California fami...

Mark Sullivan

Introduction On May 15, 2017 the U.S. Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision in Howell v. Howell, 1 a case that arrived at the Cour...

Seth Kramer

It has often been said that family law is the arena in which it’s most likely a layperson will come in contact with the judicial system. Div...

Christine Gille

This quarter we have news about several items important to the Family Law Specialist: ACFLS Charitable Foundation First, there was no time...

Mark Sullivan

Introduction Handling a military divorce case can be a confusing and painful task for the family law attorney. One of the most difficult pa...

Christine Gille

Family law lawyers want to be able to tell their clients with custody issues the same thing they already tell their clients with financial i...

Ronald Granberg

Have you ever questioned the propriety of a postmarital agreement a client has asked you to prepare? Let’s explore your attitude toward a hy...

Joseph Goldstein, Charles Goldstein

Family law practitioners often must contend with businesses—their own, and those of their clients. These often involve sole proprietorships...