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...
We are saddened by the passing of our dear colleague and friend, Joey Mitchell. Joey began...
S. Roger Rombro
The romantic notion that California has always been a community property state with a conc...
Leslie Ellen Shear, CFLS
Family Code section 3048 (the Synclair-Cannon Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2002) is t...
Sherry Peterson, CFLS
HONOR Honor. Honor has been defined in many ways and by many people, but all incl...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
This edition of the Family Law Specialist starts with “Mastering Family Code Section...
David T. Ruegg, Esq.
You fought hard, the judgment your client wanted has been entered, the court ordered an eq...
Jeffrey P. Blum
Summary: This article explores the benefits of Transformative Mediation in divorc...
Mark E. Sullivan
Introduction "The Last Waltz,” Martin Scorsese’s 1978 documentary, ca...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
DISCOVERY SANCTIONS The California Supreme Court reversed the appellate court in...
Bero Porter
Divorce statistics reveal significant trends in marriage dissolution. In the United States...
Avi Levy, CFLS
It is with immense gratitude and excitement that I write my first President’s Messag...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
This edition of the Family Law Specialist marks the completion of my first year as Editor....
Mark E. Sullivan
Introduction The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is an important benefit for the spouse or fo...
Dennis G. Temko, CFLS
I. Hypothetical Consider the following hypothetical. The trial court hears your cl...
Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS
The Legislature remains active in enacting and modify ing legislation related to families...