Heidi Tuffias

I think that it is a rare person who has not experienced feelings of being left out or not belonging, at some time in his or her life. For m...

Jason Schwartz

The first installment of the four­-part “Anatomy of a Family Law Trial” series hosted by the Orange County Chapter of Association of Family...

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...

Hon. Allan J. Goodman (Ret.)

Family Law practitioners have two sets of discovery statutes to help them in representing their clients in court proceedings: Family Code se...

Avi Levy, CFLS

As we enter the holiday season, I find myself reflecting not just on the work we’ve accomplished together in 2025, but on the spirit that ma...

Tracy Duell‑Cazes, CFLS

Welcome to another great edition of The Specialist. This volume includes another cross-section of topics. I would like to thank the contribu...

Mitra Sarkhosh, LMFT

Introduction As courts increasingly recognize the complexity of parent-child relationships in high-conflict custody disputes, the use of th...

Jeremy Salvador

Introduction: The rise of cryptocurrency has transformed financial markets—and now, it’s reshaping California family law disputes. The dec...

Fredrick (Rick) Cohen

The ACFLS Amicus Committee is charged with, among other things, seeking publication of unpublished appellate opinions when publication will...