Volume 33, Number 2 [2011] (3.09mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Sherry Peterson, Chair
Message from the Editor
Paul L. Brimberry, Executive Editor
Case Highlights: The Year in Review
Recent Family Law Case Studies
Ten Commandments On Ruled and Numbered Paper
Harold J. Cohn, Esq.,CFLS and Lawrence E. Leone, Esq.,CFLS
Adoption Basics
Diane Goodman
How Do You Know When It's Over?
Shelley L. Albaum, Harold J. Cohn and Seth D. Kramer
Writs & Tips
Raymond R. Goldstein
Volume 33, Number 1 [2011] (1.1.69mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Sherry Peterson, Chair
Message from the Editor
Paul L. Brimberry, Executive Editor
Legislation Highlights: The Year in Review*
The California Parentage Puzzle: Making Sense of California Parentage Law
Deborah H. Wald
New Requirements for Minor’s Counsel (or How to Represent the Child With Your Hands Tied Behind Your Back)
Diane Wasznicky
Responding to the Panicked Call
Ronald S. Granberg
The Impact of Divorce on Credit Reputation
Georg Finder
Ask Abby & Ira Questions Relating to Enforcement of Court Orders & Judgments
Abby B. Friedman & Ira M. Friedman
Volume 32, Number 3 [2010] (1.48mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Sherry Peterson, Chair
Message from the Editor
William S. Ryden, Editor
Judicial Officer of the Year: The Honorable Marjorie A. Slabach
Michelene Insalaco, Esq.
Mediating Prenuptial Agreements
Franklin R. Garfield, Esq.
The Intersection of Islamic Family Law and California Family Law
Alexandra Leichter, Esq.
A Step Toward Tax Equality for Registered Domestic Partners
Christopher C. Melcher, Esq.
S.M. vs. E.P.: “Badgering” is not “Abuse”
Robert N. Kipper, Esq.
Compilation of Recent Articles Organized by Subject Matter (2008 – 2010)
Compiled by William S. Ryden, Esq.
Volume 32, Number 2 [2010] (1.78mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
John D. Hodson, Chair
Message from the Editor
William S. Ryden, Editor
"Solving This Puzzle Together”—An Interview with Drew Liebert, Chief Counsel of the Assembly Judiciary Committee
Michelene Insalaco, Esq and Michele Brown, Esq
Deductibility of Attorney & Accounting Fees in Dissolution
Hon. Edward B. Huntington (Ret.)
Emotional and Legal Issues When a Child's Parent Dies
Lynette Robe, Esq., and Angus Strachan, Ph.D.
Valuing Private Equity in Family Law Matters
Bruce Pollock and Ronald Schmidt
Volume 32, Number 1 [2010] (1.07mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
John D. Hodson, Chair
Message from the Editor
William S. Ryden, Editor
Case and Legislation Highlights: The Year in Review
The Trouble with Padgett
James M. Crawford, Jr., Esq
Building a Profitable Family Law Practice: Make Peacemaking Your Day Job
Forrest S. Mosten, Esq
Marriage of Knowles and the Pursuit of Meaning in Section 4057.5’s Exclusion of New Spouse Income in the Calculation of Child Support
Robert N. Kipper, Esq
Date Of Separation Versus Date Of Trial Which Valuation Date is Applicable to Professional Practices and Other Businesses in Which the Earnings and Accumulations After Separation are Primarily the Result of the Time, Skill and Effort of the Operator Spouse
Jack Zuckerman CPA, JD, ABV
How to input Pension Contributions into the DissoMaster Program
Mark Kohn, CPA, CFE, CVA, ABV, CFF
The Uniform Collaborative Law Act— What’s Next?
Frederick J. Glassman, Esq.
Volume 31, Number 4 [2009] (1.90mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
John D. Hodson, Chair
Message from the Editor
William S. Ryden, Editor
California Move-Away Cases - A Chart
Michelene Insalaco
The Uniform Collaborative Law Act -- Today and Tomorrow
Frederick J. Glassman
When Going to Trial Would be a Train Wreck, Can You Settle Your Case?
Franklin R. Garfield
Ethical Considerations in Appointing our Colleagues as Private Judges
Jill Hersh
Volume 31, Number 3 [2009] (964kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Jill Barr, Chair
Message from the Editor
Julie Saffren, Editor
FLEXCOM Congratulates 2009 Judicial Officer Of The Year: Commissioner Alan B. Clements
Michele Brown, Esq.
Dynamics of Conflict and Resolution Part Two: Settlement
Sherry Cassedy, J.D., MA
Blogging for the Family Lawyer
Paula M. Lawhon. Esq.
An Elkins Update
Peter Walzer, Esq.
Inequities and Waste in Current Treatment of Social Security Benefits in Divorce Settlements
Thea Glazer, CFP, CFDA and Adryenn Cantor, CFLS
Remembering Mel Ross
Mining Evidence Under the New Electronic Discovery Act
Christopher C. Melcher, Esq.
Volume 31, Number 2 [2009] (964kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Jill Barr, Chair
Message from the Editor
Julie Saffren, Editor
An Interview with the Chief Justice of California
John Hodson
Dynamics of Conflict and Resolution, Part One: Managing Conflict
Sherry Cassedy, J.D., MA
The Impact of the Economy on Dissolutions
Brooke Blecher
Book Review: Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome—Breaking the Ties that Bind
by Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D.and Stephen B. Ruben
Tax-Affecting S Corporations for Business Valuations in A Marital Dissolution—A Rebuttal
Mark S. Luttrell, Brian Brinig, Jim Andersen, and Jerry Randall
Why Registered Domestic Partners/Same Sex Spouses Still Need Adoptions or Court Orders of Parentage
Diane Goodman
Volume 31, Number 1 [2009] (88kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Jill Barr, Chair
Message from the Editor
Julie Saffren, Editor
Evaluating the Enforceability of a Premarital Agreement
Christopher C. Melcher
Warning Signs of Tax Fraud and Bank Fraud in a Marital Dissolution Case (and
the Dangers of Ignoring Them)
Jeffrey B. Setness
Assessing Domestic Violence in Family Law Custody Cases
Lilly Grenz, LCSW
Avoiding Traps in Handling Pensions and Deferred Compensation on Divorce
Barbara DiFranza
Case and Legislation Highlights: The Year in Review
Volume 30, Number 4 [2008] (568kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Jill Barr, Chair
Message from the Editor
Julie Saffren, Editor
Commissioner David L. Haet Recognized as Family Law Judicial Officer of the Year for 2008
John D. Hodson
Residence Apportionment by Equity
Donald A. Glenn, CPA, ABV, CFE, CVA
Family Law News Reader Survey
Statement of Decision Checklist for Need-Based Attorney Fees
Robert A. Roth
Collecting Attorneys’ Fees in Family Law Cases
Robert Weinberg
Estate Planning Before Marital Dissolution
Michelle C. Lerman
Volume 30, Number 3 [2008] (488kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
George N. Seide, Chair
Message from the Editor
Lynette Berg Robe, Editor
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter
Declaration of Public Health Crisis
Three (Not-So) Biggies for Us Piggies: Montgomery, Rothrock, and Lucio
Robert N. Kipper, CLFS
Book Review: Making Marriage Matter Less
Julie Saffren, Assistant Editor
A Family Law Revolution: Changing Attitudes About Parentage in Nontraditional Families’ Use of Collaborative Reproduction
Charles P. Kindregan Jr.
Tax-Affecting S Corporations for Business Valuations in a Marital Dissolution
Stephen D. McMorrow, CPA, ASA, CBA
Volume 30, Number 2 [2008] (790kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
George N. Seide, Chair
Message from the Editor
Lynette Berg Robe, Editor
Minor’s Counsel Representation Under New Rules of Court
Diane Elizabeth Wasznicky
Parenting Plan Coordinators—Los Angeles County Family Law Section Revises Its Stipulation
Mary Lund, Lynette Berg Robe, Judge Robert A. Schnider, and Angus Strachan
Form PPC-2 (Notice of Decision)
High Conflict Divorce and the Personalities That Drive Them
Sidney J. Brown, Ph.D.
ON THE BORDER: The Increasing Challenge to Attorneys in Dealing with Borderline Personalities in Family Law Matters
Fern Topas Salka
“Through the Eyes of Children”: ADR Standing Committee Presents a Panel of Adult Children of Divorce
Wendy Landes
Adult Adoption...What Is It? When Should It Be Utilized?
Steven R. Liss
Elkins Task Force Appointments Announced
George N. Seide, CFLS
Family Law News Service Directory
Volume 30, Number 1 [2008] (1.44mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
George N. Seide, Chair
Message from the Editor
Lynette Berg Robe, Editor
FLEXCOM and the State Bar Honor Larry Doyle at His Retirement from His Service as a Legislative Representative
Elizabeth Harrison
Decoding Amendments to Family Code Section 2337
R. Ann Fallon, James M. Crawford, Jr. and Sherry Peterson
Continuation of Health Care Under a Group Plan for the Nonemployee Spouse after Marital Dissolution: COBRA and HIPPA Rules
Bret Cook
Two Recent Court of Appeal Decisions Make Important Refinements in Interpreting the Domestic Violence Prevention Act
Julie Saffren
Even if Your Motion for a Vocational Examination Was Denied, a Vocational Expert May Still Be Helpful to Your Case
Phillip D. Sidlow and Susan W. Miller
An Annulment Based Upon the Ground of Fraud Must Go to the “Heart” of the Marital Relationship
Harold J. Cohn and Seth Kramer
Burglarizing Your Own Home: People v. Gill
Richard F. Gould-Saltman
Child Support Services Department May Enforce Spousal Support Orders in Connection with a Child Support Order
Howard Strauss
New Business Valuation Standards
Christopher C. Melcher
Review of Most Important Recent Legislation from CEB’s 2008 Practice Under the California Family Code
FLEXCOM Needs You! FLEXCOM’S Standing Committees
John D. Hodson
Volume 29, Number 4 [2007] (1.44mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
George N. Seide, Chair
Message from the Editor
Lynette Berg Robe, Editor
State Bar of California, Family Law Executive Committee Judicial Officer of the Year for 2007
George N. Seide, Chair
2007 Flexcom “Distingished Person Award” Presented to David Fink
Mary C. Molinaro
Photos from the 2007 State Bar Annual Meeting
Two Biggies for Us Piggies:Feldman and West
Robert N. Kipper, CFLS
Point/Counterpoint Regarding Provisions for Payments at the Time of Marital Dissolution in Prenuptial Agreements
Peter M. Walzer and Franklin R. Garfield
Statement of Decision Checklist for Child Support Order
Robert A. Roth
Family Law Legislation: 2007 Review
By Jill Barr, FLEXCOM Legislative Chair for 2007
2007 Litigation Passed
“At Long Last…Love?”
BOOK REVIEW
Lynette Berg Robe
Calling All Courts, Calling All Courts: New Law Encourages Establishment of Statewide Uniform Rules for Court Appearances by Telephone
Randy W. Medina
New System for the Department of Child Support Enforcement In California
Howard Strauss
Volume 29, Number 3 [2007] (2.27mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Mary C. Molinaro, Chair
Message from the Editor
Melvyn Jay Ross, CFLS, Editor
Bucking Branco
Justin M. O’Connell, Esq.
Self-Employed Judgment Debtor Not Paying? What Can You Do About It?
Raymond R. Goldstein, Esq.
A Primer: Life Insurance and Family Law—Conflict and Confusion
Mark E. Minyard, CFLS
Strategic and Practical Applications of Evidence Code Section 733 in Child Custody Evaluations
Joseph W. Howington, Esq. and Gabriel K. Coy, Esq.
Volume 29, Number 2 [2007] (912kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Mary C. Molinaro, Chair
Message from the Editor
Melvyn Jay Ross, CFLS, Editor
In re Rabin: The Price of Progress for California Registered Domestic Partners
Robert F. Kidd, Esq.
Dear Jan: A Mailing List To Market Your Practice
Jan C. Gabrielson
Jewish Holiday Guide for Custody/Visitation Schedules
Alexandra Leichter
California Case Highlights for the Year 2006
Family Law News Service Directory
Volume 29, Number 1 [2007] (1.13mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Mary C. Molinaro, Chair
Message from the Editor
Melvyn Jay Ross, CFLS, Editor
Practice Pointer: Title to Principal Residence Determines Liability for the Payment of Capital Gains Taxes Upon Sale
Lynette Berg Robe, CFLS
Three Biggies for Us Piggies: Pearlstein, Walker and Leni
Robert N. Kipper, CFLS
Dear Jan: Developing Your Referral Sources
Jan C. Gabrielson
California Case and Legislation Highlights for 2006
Volume 28, Number 4 [2006] (606kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Mary C. Molinaro, Chair
State Bar of California, Family Law Executive Committee Judicial Officer Of The Year for 2006
John D. Hodson, Esq.
State Bar of California, Family Law Executive Committee Distinguished Person of the Year Award For 2006
Peter M. Walzer, Esq.
Spying On Spouses: What Are The Rules?
Lynette Berg Robe, CFLS
Transmutation Landmine: Marriage of Starkman’s Questionable Application of the MacDonald Test and Failure to Acknowledge the Possibility of “Estate Planning Transmutations” under Federal Tax Law
Gregory W. Herring, CFLS
FLEXCOM’s Role in Legislation – An Inside Look
Elizabeth L. Harrison, CFLS
Tax Aspects of Marital Dissolutions
Beverly Brautigam, CPA
Collaborative Practice In Family Law Endorsed By The Legislature!!!
Hal Bartholomew, CFLS
Dear Jan: Marketing Your Family-Law Practice - Part 3: Meeting New Prospects
Jan C. Gabrielson
Letter to Ethics Board Concerning Attorneys’ Use of Pretexting
Volume 28, Number 3 [2006] (1009kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Peter M. Walzer, Chair
Message from the Editor
George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS, Editor
Dear Jan: Marketing Your Practice Through Organizations
Jan C. Gabrielson
FLEXCOM’s Judicial Officer of the Year for 2006: The Honorable Cynda Riggins Unger
To Challenge or Not to Challenge? That is the Question. Spotting Bias in a Child Custody Evaluation
Sidney J. Brown, Ph.D.
Common Procedural Traps and Pitfalls
Jay-Allen Eisen
Legal Pinch Hitters Thrown a Curve Ball
Edward Poll, J.D., M.B.A., CMC
Employee Stock Option Division in Divorce: Valuation, Tax and Risk Considerations
Thea Glazer, CFP®, CDFA™, MS Accounting
How to Avoid Nightmare Clients
Robin M. Estes
Volume 28, Number 2 [2006] (1.54mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
Peter M. Walzer, Chair
Message from the Editor
George N. Seide, Esq.
The Impact of Refinances in Moore-Marsden Calculations
Mark Kohn, CPA, CFE, CVA, ABV
Is There A Right to Oral Testimony in Family-Law Trials? IRMO Elkins Before the Supreme Court
Peter M. Walzer
New Uses for an Old Tool: ESOP’s in Divorce Court
Vanita Spaulding, CFA, ASA and Mark Bowers, Esq.
Dear Jan: Get the Clients You Want
Jan C. Gabrielson
The Window of Opportunity to Set Aside a Default Paternity Judgment more than Two-Years Old Based on a DNA Test Closes October 28, 2006
Arnold Freedland, Esq.
California Structured Support Authorities
Matthew G. Grimmer, Esq.
Credit Where It’s Due: Family Lawyers Should Accept Credit Card Payments
Ed Poll
Second Annual Family Law ADR Symposium: May 20, 2006
Wendy Landis
Family Law Offers of Proof: A Procedural Enigma
John E. Harding, Esq., CFLS
Private Adjudication: the Good, the Bad, and the Cautionary
Alexandra Leichter
Vocational Expert, the Underutilized Resource
Lisa Suhonos, M.S., C.D.M.S.
Volume 28, Number 1 [2006] (838kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Peter M. Walzer, Chair
Message from the Editor
By George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS, Editor
Accounting for the Prenuptial Agreement
By Jack M. White, CPA / ABV
Basic Requirements for a Lis Pendens
By Laine Wagenseller
Walking Through the Lis Pendens Minefield
By George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS
Three Pitfalls To Avoid When Operating A Family-Run Business
By Michael J. Conway
Second Annual Family Law ADR Symposium
May 20, 2006
Asserting The Attorney-Client Privilege After A Client’s Death
By William R. Burford
Portions of the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Legislation of Interest to Family Law Practitioners
By Christopher Celentino
The Current State of Divorce Stock Option Taxation
By Leslie Dawson
Practice Pointers: Protecting Your Client’s Privacy in Depositions
By Jane Preece, Esq.
Venue: First To Serve Or First To File?
By George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS
Summary of Recent Family Law Cases & Legislation
Letters to the Editor
Volume 27, Number 4 [2005] (888kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Peter M. Walzer, Chair
Message from the Editor
By George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS, Editor
The “PASS Payment”: Negotiating the Professional Athlete’s Child Support Obligations
By Matthew G. Grimmer, Katherine A. Kinser, and Jonathan J. Bates
2005 Judicial Officer of the Year: Judge William J. Howatt, Jr.
By Charlene S. Baron
High-Conflict Divorce and The Personalities That Drive Them
By Sidney J. Brown, Ph.D.
Family Law/Juvenile Law Crossover Issues: Step Parent Adoption
By Steven Liss
FC 4251(c), A Second Bite at the Apple
By George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS
On The Fringe: Analyzing Perquisites
By Ron J. Anfuso, CPA, ABV, CDFA, DABFA
The Effect Of Jewish Divorce Law On Family Law Litigation
By Alexandra Leichter
Grahm v. Superior Court Reaffirms Kumar Under the UCCJEA
By Tim Reuben and Stephanie Blum
Major Tax Pitfalls for Domestic Partners
By William F. Wolf
Letters to the Editor
The Current State of Marital Nullities as they Compare to Marital Dissolutions
By Evan T. Sussman with the help of Harold J. Cohn
Extending The Impact Of Domestic Violence Protective Orders
By Lynette Berg Robe, C.F.L.S. and Melvyn Jay Ross, C.F.L.S.
Volume 27, Number 3 [2005] (708kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Gregory W. Herring, Chair
Message from the Editor
By Jane S. Preece, Editor
The New Bankruptcy Law And Divorce
By David A. Tilem
The California State Disbursement Unit—What You Should Know
By Bill Otterbeck
Family Code Section 2032: Using The Spousal Support Connection In Arguing Attorney Fees
By Robert A. Roth
Hot Tip For Practitioners
By Kathleen Robertson
Islamic Marriage Contracts and Women’s Rights
By Kristine Uhlman / UmHani
QDRO Confusion Leads to Audit, Tax Court
By Michael J. Jones, CPA
Property Division in Default Cases
By Jane S. Preece
Further Guidance For Dividing Stock Options In Divorce—ISO’s
By Terry M. Hargrave CPA/ABV, CFE and Gregory R. Weichbrodt, MBA
Second Annual Family Law ADR Symposium
By Wendy Landes
A New Tool in the Arena of Paternity Disestablishment: An Overview of Recently Enacted Assembly Bill 252
By Fesia A. Davenport
Through the Looking Glass: A Contrarian View of Delaney
By Arnold Breyer
Volume 27, Number 2 [2005] (787kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Gregory W. Herring, Chair
Message from the Editor
By Jane S. Preece, Editor
The Life Insurance Money Went to the Wrong People!
By Glen Janken, CFP, CLU
Prudent Practitioners Must Place a Premium on Careful Premarital Practices
By Peter M. Walzer
The Legislature Properly Defeated AB 1307’s Mandate of Equal Joint Custody
By Julie Saffren
Conflicting Custody and Restraining Orders: A Problem with No Solution or Pity the Officer
By Jane S. Preece
The Lesser Known ‘Wilson Order’ for Enforcement of Child Support
By Raymond R. Goldstein
Advance Health Care Directives
By George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS
Bobb Set-Asides: Dispensing With 473(b) Motions in Default County Cases
By Jane S. Preece
Non-Judicial Termination of Domestic Partnership
By George N. Seide, Esq., CFLS
Estate Planning Checklist for Divorce Clients
By Charles S. Tigerman
Hot Tips for Practitioners
By Kathleen Robertson
Book Review: The Batterer as Parent--Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics Dynamics By Lundy Bancroft and Jay G. Silverman
By Susan G. Millmann
Family Law News Service Directory
Volume 27, Number 1 [2005] (1.18mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Gregory W. Herring, Chair
Message from the Editor
By Jane S. Preece, Editor
“A War on Two Fronts”—The Explosion in Spousal Tort Litigation
By Joan M. Cotkin
The New Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
By Mark E. Sullivan
Operation Stand-By: What is it, How do I join?
By Mark E. Sullivan
What Does a Father’s Name on a Birth Certificate Really Mean?
By Jane S. Preece
Who Keeps the Low Property Tax Base?
By Beverly Brautigam
Business Goodwill in a Marital Dissolution—Historical Evolution and Present Agreement
By Stephen D. McMorrow, CPA, CBA
The Practical Pre-Nup: Why Clients Should Choose Mediation or Collaborative Law to Create a Premarital (or Postmarital) Agreement
By Belinda Hanson and Mu-En Steeg
Contested Guardianship Cases: An Overview
By Ana M. Storey
New Laws Affecting Family Law Cases In California
By Annette Borzakian, Esq.
New Law Gives Deceived Dads Second Bite At Apple
By Jane S. Preece
The Next Generation in Family Law Practice
By John E. Harding, JD, CFLS
Thomas Jefferson, The Blair Divorce, and The Declaration Of Independence
By Glen L. Rabenn, C.F.L.S.
Volume 26, Number 4 [2004] (681kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Gregory W. Herring, Chair
Message from the Editor
By Jane S. Preece, Editor
Family Law Section Executive Committee’s Legislative Year – 2004
By Diane Wasznicky
2004 Judicial Officer of the Year: Commissioner Cynthia Denenholz
By Lulu L. Wong
You Make How Much ?!!!
By Arnold Breyer
Family Law Change Will Affect Registered Domestic Partners
By Peter M. Walzer and Yvonne V. Champana
The Effect of AB 205 on Employer-Provided Benefits of Registered Domestic Partners
By Amiram J. Givon
Basic Immigration Law For Family-Law Attorneys
By Diane Mahoney
Immigration Options for Victims of Domestic Violence
By Mona Patel-Sikora
Sale of the Family Residence in a Dissolution Proceeding: the Most Frequently Encountered Tax Issues
By Alexandra M. Kwoka
Appointment of Receivers in Family Law Cases
By Michael D. Myers
Recognizing Risk of International Custody Abduction to the Non-Hague, Islamic Countries
By Kristine Uhlman / UmHani
Volume 26, Number 3 [2004]
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Message from the Chair
By Nancy Perkovich, Chair
Message from the Editor
By Peter M. Walzer, Editor
The Summer Doldrums: FLEXCOM Responds to SB 730
By Peter M. Walzer
Senator Burton’s Letter to Assembly Member Corbett
FLEXCOM Letter to Larry Doyle
Classifying Fiduciary Duty Issues
By Stephen James Wagner, CFLS
The Pressure To Overrepresent And To Underrepresent: What Should You Do And Refuse To Do For Your Client?
By Stuart B. Walzer and Jan C. Gabrielson
Filling a Child Support Gap
By Laura C. Fry
International Child Custody Disputes-Federal Supremacy Reigns
By Gabriele Mezger-Lashly
Domestic Violence Prevention Act: Emerging Issues on its 25th Anniversary
By Susan G. Millman
Dear Jan: Looking Back
By Jan C. Gabrielson
Tangled Web: Helpful Internet Sites for Family Law Practitioners
By Peter M. Walzer
Caregiver’s Authorization: Grandma’s Little Helper
By Jane S. Preece
Family Law Manual Helps Lawyers Assist Limited-Income Individuals
Volume 26, Number 2 [2004] (321kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Nancy Perkovich
Message from the Editor
By Peter Walzer
In re Marriage of Steiner and Hosseini: The Unconstitutionality of Family Code § 2107(d)
By Jay-Allen Eisen and C. Athena Roussos
Home Is (Not Necessarily) Where the Heart Is
By Arnold Breyer
Work Habits
By Stuart B. Walzer
Pending Legislation
By Lulu L. Wong
Hidden Value: What Family Law Attorneys Don't Know About Life Insurance
By Glen Janken, CFP, CLU
Collaborative Negotiation: A New Approach To Family Law
By Hal D. Bartholomew, C.F.L.S., Fellow A.A.M.L.
Book Review
Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing a Borderline or Narcissist
By Cheryl Anne Row
Volume 26, Number 1 [2003-2004] (321kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Nancy Perkovich
Message from the Editor: Family Law News is Proud to Bring You the “Dream Team of Family Law Pundits”
By Peter Walzer, Editor
Judge Aviva K. Bobb Is Named Judicial Officer of the Year
Editors
Fiduciary Duty: Lessons We Will Learn
By Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS
The Consequences of Refinancing During Marriage
By Thomas W. Wilson
The Impact of Marriage of Delaney: No Good (Grant) Deed Goes Unpunished
By Stephen James Wagner, ACFLS
Pillow Talk Is Back: Postmarital Agreements in a Postmodern World
By Denise Brogna and Wendy Lascher
Los Angeles County’s Courthouse-Based Legal Services
By Jane S. Preece
Dear Jan: Objecting To Declarations
By Jan C. Gabrielson
Volume 25, Number 3 [2003] (321kb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Diana L. Dorame, Chair
From the Editor
By Gregory W. Herring
The Continuing Saga of Family Code Section 721
By Diane E. Wasznicky
Letters to the Editor
Milestone
Prudent Investor Rule Does Not Apply To Investment Decisions Made During Marriage – Yet
By By Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS1
Looking Ahead: How to Increase the Chances of Winning on Appeal
By Wendy Cole Lascher and Gabriele Mezger-Lashly
What Judicial Officers and Attorneys Should Know About Psychological Testing in Child Custody Matters
By Allen W. Gottfried, Ph.D., Kay Bathurst, Ph.D., & Adele E. Gottfried, Ph.D., Professors of Psychology and Licensed Psychologists
Moving Forward for Children: Child Support in California
By Curtis L. Child, Director, California Department of Child Support Services
Practical Reflections of a California Divorce Lawyer: Dear Jan, Is There a Draft in Here?
By Jan C. Gabrielson
Techniques for Discovering Unreported Income
By Mark Kohn, CPA, CFE, CVA, ABV
Volume 25, Number 2 [Winter 2003]
[Not currently posted in the Members Only Area]
Message from the Chair
By Diana L. Dorame
From the Editor
By Gregory W. Herring
Legislative Recap of 2002
By Diane E. Wasznicky
What Words Don't You Understand - Fiduciary or Duty? In Amending Family Code Section 721, the Legislature Gives Unhappy Couples One More Thing to Fight About
By Peter M. Walzer and Gregory W. Herring
Judge Donna J. Hitchens Receives Judicial Officer of the Year Award
By David A. Fink
Dear Jan: Using Your Best Judgment
By Jan C. Gabrielson
Nuts & Bolts: Honey, I Want the Kids Part I - Temporary Custody Overview
By Irwin J. Borof
How Much? A Brief History of Family Support Calculators
By Martin Dean and Jean M. Schulz
What You Need to Know, and Be Aware of, When Bifurcating Issues - Appellate Pitfals and Other Hidden Traps
By Richard Sherman
Volume 25, Number 1 [2002] (1.06mb pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Diana L. Dorame
From the Editor
By Kathryn Kirkland, Editor
Savings As An Element of the Marital Standard Of Living: A Critique of Drapeau and Some Antidotes for the Supporting Spouse
By Richard Sherman
NUTS & BOLTS -- The Initial Client Interview: Marriage Is an Unnatural Act Between Consenting Adults
By Irwin J. Borof, Certified Family Law Specialist
The Tax Deductibility of Attorneys’ Fees in a Marital Dissolution
By: Peter M. Walzer, CFLS and Terry M. Hargrave, CPA
Volume 24, Number 4 (1.10mb pdf file)
[Posted in the Members Only Area]
Message from the Chair
By Tracey Jensen
From the (Assistant) Editor
By Gregory W. Herring, Assistant Editor
Why I Am No Longer A Special Master
By Robert Beilin, Ph.D.
The Changed-Circumstance Rule and the Best Interest of the Child: In Cases Involving the Relitigation of Custody, the Courts Have Failed to Provide Clarity
By Judge Richard Montes, Harold J. Cohn, and Shelley L. Albaum
Practical Solutions for Obtaining Ostler/Smith Orders Following Marriage of Hall
AB 583: How to Comply with New Changes in Disclosure Requirements
By LeRoy Humpal and Sarah Davis
NUTS & BOLTS --
Temporary Spousal Support: From the Easy Case to the Hard One
By Irwin J. Borof, Certified Family Law Specialist
Legislative Alert: Passage of Senate Bill 78 Begins a New Era for Premarital Agreements and Raises Many Questions
By Christopher M. Moore
Child Molesting Cases for Family Lawyers
By David Michael Bigeleisen
Volume 24, Number 3 (223b pdf file)
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Message from the Chair
By Tracey Jensen
From the Editor
By Kathryn Kirkland, San Francisco
DEAR JAN -- Watch What You File
By Jan C. Gabrielson
NUTS & BOLTS -- How to Prepare a Damn Good OSC Declaration
By Irwin J. Borof, Certified Family Law Specialist
Contempt Hearings: Are They Civil or Criminal?
By Max A. Goodman
Stock Options, Community Property and Divorce
By Michael J. Jones
Volume 24, Number 2 (124kb pdf file)
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A Comparitive Analysis of the Use and Abuse of Minor’s Counsel in the United States
By Frieda Gordon
From the Editor
By James S. Veltman
Alienation And Alignment of Children
By Philip M. Stahl, Ph.D.
The Valuation of Leasehold Improvements
By Mark Kohn
DEAR JAN - Write It Right
By Jan C. Gabrielson
Volume 23, Number 3, 2002
[Not currently not posted in the Members Only Area]
Message from the Chair
By Tracey Jensen
Contempt Hearings: Are they Civil or Criminal?
By Max A. Goodman
From the Editor
By Kathryn Kirkland, San Francisco
Stock Options, Community Property and Divorce
By Michael J. Jones
DEAR JAN: Watch What You File
By Jan C. Gabrielson
Table of New Family Law Legislation for 2002
NUTS & BOLTS: How to Prepare a Damn Good OSC Declaration
By Irwin J. Borof
Family Law Standing Committees Expanded
Volume 23, Number 2, 2001
[Not currently not posted in the Members Only Area]
From the Editor
By James S. Veltman
A Comparative Analysis of the Use and Abuse of Minor’s Counsel in the United States
By Frieda Gordon, Esq. CFLS
Alienation And Alignment Of Children
By Philip M. Stahl, Ph.D.
The Valuation of Leasehold Improvements
By Mark Kohn, CPA/ABV, CVA
Dear Jan -- "Write it Right"
By Jan C. Gabrielson
Volume 23, Number 1, 2001 (Spring)
[Not currently posted in the Members Only Area]
The Equitable Division of Stock Options
By Jerald Udinsky, Ph.D., A.S.A., and John E. Miller, LLB
Dear Jan: Drafting Effective Declarations February 2001
By Jan C. Gabrielson
A Message From the Chair
By Suzanne Harris
Using Laches to Defend Against Child Support Collection
By Tanya E. Prioste and Shane R. Ford
From the Editor
By James S. Veltmann
Family Law News Index through Volume 23 (2000)
Compiled by Alison L. Patton and Jennifer Jackson, San Francisco and James S. Veltmann, San Diego
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