Heidi Tuffias

When I first started practicing law fax machines had just come in and used that weird, chalky, rolled paper, we still used typewriters to fi...

Mark E. Sullivan

When you’re doing a military divorce case and it comes time to deal with the military retirement benefits, you should know in advance what d...

Vivian L. Holley

At the recent CEB Conference of Family Law, the hot topic of the day was whether our clients could avoid providing full disclosures and also...

I. Introduction Settlement negotiations, whether in the context of a mediation or outside of mediation, are essential to litigation. The...

This article focuses on the income approach to determining the marital standard of living (MSOL), with particular emphasis on Marriage of Ch...

This year we all have experienced significant challenges and changes in our lives due to the pandemic. Not only has COVID-19 affected the wa...

Define Reality, Provide Hope The original quote is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte: “The leader’s role is to define reality, then give ho...

[The first part of this article dealt with the basics of Guard and Reserve military service and the accrual of retirement points.] Calcula...

Doveryai, no proveryai: “Trust, but verify.” Ronald Reagan famously repeated this Russian proverb in missile limitation talks with Soviet le...

M. Sue Talia

Most family lawyers have done some limited scope representation, and we know that when it is done properly, it can be a great match for our...

Hon. Thad A. Blizzard

Having completed a year as a family court judge, with no prior family law experience, I take this opportunity to look back on what I have se...

Stephen H. Kennedy

A Short History – Reform: Organizational changes were made to the State of California’s Child Support Program under the 1999 legislative se...

Debra Frank

I’m very excited to serve as Editor of the ACFLS Family Law Specialist for the 2014 term. Thank you Richard Gould-Saltman for your outstandi...

Dawn Gray, CFLS

McClintock v. West (2013) 219 Cal.App.4th 540, 162 Cal.Rptr.3d 61. Holding: The trial court properly sustained D’s demurrer to P’s complai...

Deborah H. Wald

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its historic rulings in the companion cases of United States v. Windsor (2013) 133...