Forrest S. Mosten

In our 2016 article in the California State Bar Family Law News, Late Nights and Cancellation Rights, Bolstering Enforceability of Mediated...

Fredrick (Rick) Cohen

In any civil case (including Family Law) tried to the court (meaning not a jury trial), after the close of the moving party’s case-in-chief,...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Not everyone is aware that in addition to new laws and cases that we need to pay attention to this year, those of us who have to submit our...

Fredrick (Rick) Cohen, Leslie Ellen Shear

ACFLS has influenced the development of California family law as amicus curiae for decades. Many of the cases we often cite today were influ...

John T. Sylvester, CFLS

2023 brought a flurry of published appellate opinions and statutory amendments concerning Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVROs) sough...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Welcome to my little corner of the world. On occasion I will be including this column that is intended to have little snippets of informatio...

It is with great sadness that we must share the news of the passing of our Executive Director and dear friend, Dee Rolewicz. Dee passed away...

Mark E. Sullivan

Dividing military retired pay under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act1 (“USFSPA”), can be a daunting task. Clients and l...

Tracy Duell-Cazes, CFLS

Welcome to my little corner of the world. On occasion I will be including this column that is intended to have little snippets of informatio...

ACFLS

We are saddened by the passing of our dear colleague and friend, Joey Mitchell. Joey began working with ACFLS in 2006. He was a videographer...

S. Roger Rombro

The romantic notion that California has always been a community property state with a concomitant equality between spouses is false. It is t...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

This edition of the Family Law Specialist starts with “Mastering Family Code Section 3048 to Protect Custody Orders, Deter Relitigation of J...

David T. Ruegg, Esq.

You fought hard, the judgment your client wanted has been entered, the court ordered an equalization payment from the opposing party’s “reti...

Jeffrey P. Blum

Summary:   This article explores the benefits of Transformative Mediation in divorce cases, focusing on its ability to foster empathy, und...

Bero Porter

Divorce statistics reveal significant trends in marriage dissolution. In the United States, approximately 40 to 50 percent of marriages end...