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Category: Family Law

What Would You Do?

Thu 10th Jul, 2025 Blogs

A Wake-Up Call for Employers – Lessons from Carranza v. City of Los Angeles (2025) One of your employees, a respected senior manager, learns while on vacation that a sexually explicit photo, falsely attributed to her, is being circulated among staff. Colleagues are making degrading comments. The image is spreading […]

Why Some Divorces Go to Court and Others Don’t

Mon 30th Jun, 2025 Blogs

Many clients are surprised to learn that few family law issues, including divorces, make their way into the courtroom. But “few” is more than “none,” and it’s not uncommon for certain divorce-related issues to require judicial intervention. But how do you know if your divorce is likely to wind up […]

How Guardians ad Litem Work in California Family Law Cases

Mon 16th Jun, 2025 Blogs

Divorces involving children can be complex, easily turning heated if the parents cannot come to an agreement on child custody, child support, or visitation issues. But amid the back-and-forth between the parents, who is looking out for the interests of the children? California family law courts’ rulings are guided by […]

5 Mistakes That Can Doom a Prenup

Fri 30th May, 2025 Blogs

In community property states like California, where marital assets are divided 50/50 upon divorce, prenuptial agreements are especially common, as they allow future spouses to circumvent the state’s default property division rules. Prenuptial agreements are generally like any other contract, except that the emotional stakes are typically much higher. And, like all […]

Special Issues in Military Divorces

Fri 16th May, 2025 Blogs

The logistics of divorce can be complex. Who will live where? Who will care for the children? How will the marital assets be divided? While the divorce process and its associated logistics can be nightmarish for any couple, it can be especially so in military divorces. Service members and their […]