I do not think anybody actually likes paying income taxes, no matter what they say. True, the many benefits of taxes include things like roads, police, and even my beloved courthouses, but it is hard to part with a portion of every cent I earn. In a divorce, child support and spousal support issues have […]
California Gun Trusts Part 1 – History of Gun Regulation Run. Hide. Fight. That is the advice given to people who are involved in a massacre shooting. Run if you can, hide if necessary, and fight if you must. No one should ever be in the situation where “run, hide, fight” is reality, but the […]
This is an interesting new technology that claims to eliminate a lot of the legal and emotional turmoil of a divorce. I am interested to see whether it gains any popularity. Divorce is always sad, but when it turns ugly, it’s terrible. You may remember The War of the Roses, the dark comedy where Kathleen […]
This is an interesting article from People magazine about a couple who, after their divorce, gets together for a family picture each year for the benefit of their child. Experience tells me this couple’s relationship is pretty unusual; however, it certainly sets an example of understanding how your relationship can influence your child’s life. Whenever […]
People say lawyers are unscrupulous in their billing. A hospital bills a couple $40 for allowing them to hold their own newborn child. “Honestly we both laughed about it,” Ryan Grassley tells PEOPLE of paying to hold his baby Source: Ryan and Lidia Grassley Paid to Hold Newborn Son
University of Washington sociologists have found what is believed to be the first quantitative evidence of a seasonal, biannual pattern of divorce filings. The researchers analyzed filings in Washington state over a 14-year period and found that filing consistently peaked in March and August, the periods following winter and summer holidays. This is an interesting […]
From both sides — the paying party and the receiving party — one of the most controversial and confusing topics in all of California family law is the issue of spousal support. This article is only one observer’s views about the deep-seated questions about the subject. So why the confusion? Why the widely varying outcomes? […]
One quote from this news report is just astounding to me: “He allegedly fathered dozens of children.” I don’t know if he could ever earn enough money to pay realistic child support to any of these women. Terry Turnage appears in court for not paying child support | WREG.com.
Same-sex marriage is a fact in California. If you are married here, you can get a divorce here whether married to a person of the same or of the opposite sex. Interesting conflicts of law arise when people marry in one state and divorce in another. Legal truths that we all presume in California change […]
I have kids. Young ones. They exemplify the term, “This is why we can’t have nice things.” Our art is mostly made by them, or from a local housewares store. In my career, I have run across several couples with collections of valuable fine art. Every time, the fine art collection has posed a problem […]