Debra Frank, Christine Gille

IntroductionWhen the Califoia Supreme Court handed down the ruling on In re Marriage of Davis1 on July 20, 2015, experienced family lawyers...

Jill Barr

The recent Califoia Supreme Court decision in Marriage of Davis has generated much conversation within the family law community over the pas...

Debra Frank

For this edition of the ACFLS Family Law Specialist, I co-authored with Christine Gille, CFLS (Los Angeles) the lead article, “The Dramatic...

Leslie Ellen Shear

ACFLS’s amicus work is one of the most powerful ways that our organization and members contribute to the development of family law in Califo...

Laurel Brauer

With a newly minted bar card in hand, I began the practice—family law in Los Angeles. I leaed to draft pleadings and client declarations, an...

Kim Cheatum

FactsBe imaginative here. One spouse is incompetent. The other spouse is competent, but is acting disrespectfully, to the detriment of the f...

JB Rizzo, Lynda Setzke-Schauer

Two experts testify, yet the court may decide one expert is more credible than the other. What makes an expert more credible in the eyes of...

Heidi Tuffias

I have now been a family lawyer for more than half of my life. (Yes, I started very young and you will have to figure out the rest yourself....

Dawn Gray

Editor’s Note:The holdings from various cases are below. Dawn Gray’s extensive summaries of those cases, too lengthy to publish in the Newsl...

Christine Gille, Lynette Berg Robe

A parent’s mental illness, substance abuse, alcoholism, and even some physical ailments are extremely relevant in custody cases when determi...

Jill Barr

I have always enjoyed volunteering my time to various local and state family law organizations or courts. Volunteering not only benefits the...

Debra Frank

Even during the summer, your editorial board is busy at work on the ACFLS Family Law Specialist. If you are interested in working with us or...

Christine Gille, Dorie Rogers

King Solomon said, “Bring me a sword!” So they brought a sword before the King. The King said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half t...

Laurel Brauer

As part of my law school experience, I exteed downtown in the Central District U.S Attoey’s office. I remember Judge Tomson Ong (then a U.S....

Mark Sullivan

IntroductionThe military retirement system does not end with the pension and the Survivor Benefit Plan. Not to be overlooked is the third at...