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 […]
Getting a divorce started is one of the simplest parts of the process. Here is what you need, and how to get it done. Forms: The forms required to start your divorce in California are available online for free, and are relatively simple to fill out. The forms include these: Summons – Family Law Petition […]
Many years ago, when I first started working as a family law attorney, home school was presumed to be a haven for the fringes of society. People who had unusually strong religious beliefs, or who were sailing around the world with their kids, or who were living in communes, all home-schooled their kids. In those […]
People ask me about divorce statistics all the time. This article provides most of the answers you could ever need. 5 Divorce Facts That Might Change Your Idea of Splitting Up | World of Psychology.
I will occasionally post stories like these, which show the upside-down logic of family court. In this case, a 14 year old boy had sex with a 20 year old woman. Under Arizona law, the boy was too young to consent to the sexual encounter, making him a victim of statutory rape. The relationship produced […]