Recent Posts in Family Law Category
Posted on Jan 14, 2012 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
“ It is generally agreed that a litigant is entitled to have her case decided by a judge who can approach the facts in a detached and objective manner; indeed, the protection of the integrity ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2011 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
" While violence arising from custody battles in the United States has been a constant presence, the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic Violence has long recognized the ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
Problem-solving is a hallmark of a good lawyer . It involves a creative attempt to discover a result that may be outside the specific provisions of law, ruling, or statute, but that will represent the ...
Continue reading "Things to Consider in Order to Select an Attorney Who is a Problem Solver and Not a Conflict Creator" »
Posted on Jul 17, 2011 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
My last Blog, titled " The Misconception that Collaborative Attorneys Fail to Protect Their Clients " was edited for publication in the July/August 2011 edition "Analyze This", the ...
Continue reading "Why Law Schools Are Producing Badly Trained Lawyers" »
Posted on May 25, 2011 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
I attended the Sixth Annual Statewide Conference for Collaborative Practice California in San Diego from April 29 - May 1, 2011. The Conference was held at a terrific venue, the speakers were amazing ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2011 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
In 1996, the Australian government reformed its family law system in an effort to make it " more responsive to families in need, by making it simpler to negotiate appropriate outcomes. " It ...
Continue reading "Family Law in the United States -- An Uncivilized, Unenlightened and Barbaric System" »
Posted on Feb 5, 2011 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
Almost a quarter of a century ago, as a first year law student, I was required to take a course on Philosophy and the Law. I absolutely hated that class, did not understand its importance, and found ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
On December 4, 2010, the New York Times published an article entitled, " Taking Sides in a Divorce, Chasing Profit ." The article profiles a growing industry that seeks to "profit from the often ...
Continue reading "Will Divorce Financing Cause a Change in Behavior?" »
Posted on Oct 11, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
Much has been written about divorce insurance, since the August 5, 2010 launch of WedLockDivorceInsurance.com . This is the first time that insurance of this type has ever been available. “ The ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
In California, laws are in place to ensure that, to the extent practical in actions involving family law , " each party has access to legal representation to preserve each party's rights.... " This is ...
Continue reading "Family Law and Attorneys Fees" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
Since 1960, the governmental department assigned to provide estimates of expenditures on children from birth through the age of 17 has been the United States Department of Agriculture. Those ...
Continue reading "The Cost of Raising Children" »
Posted on Jul 26, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
In theory, it is best when parents with minor children are able to work out a custody and visitation arrangement on their own when they separate and/or divorce . After all, the matter involves their ...
Continue reading "Should Parents Be Allowed To Make Custody And Visitation Agreements Without Being Challenged?" »
Posted on Jul 20, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
At a party on May 8, 2010, I began chatting with a woman who told me the sordid details of her ongoing custody problems after she learned that I was a family law attorney. Among other things, she ...
Continue reading "Drug and Alcohol Testing in Child Custody Cases" »
Posted on Jul 12, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
My last Blog entitled, " Emotions Play an Integral Role in Divorce Proceedings and Therefore Must be Understood by the Attorney " explained that "the emotional impact of a divorce is as severe as that ...
Continue reading "The Way In Which Individuals Respond To Losses Relating To Divorce" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
Due to the holiday and my birthday celebrations, I did not write a Blog article for this week. Instead, I began the following discussion on the Discussion section of my Facebook Fan Page: "Should the ...
Continue reading "Should the way in which a religious leader conducts his/her personal life impact his/her career itself? " »
Posted on Jun 29, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
My last Blog entitled, " Empathetic Family Law Attorneys " explained the unfortunate reality that while lawyers tend to "lack sensitivity to human, emotional and interpersonal ...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
My last blog entitled, " The Cause and Effect of the Historical Shift in the Role of Attorneys " explained that a lawyer's role in peacefully resolving disputes ended in the 1960's, when individuals ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
Historically, a lawyer's role was peacefully resolving disputes , not creating them . A reversal of that role seems to have occurred as a result of a change in the type of individuals entering law ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
I was recently involved in a case in which I was retained to defend my client against an attempt to obtain a restraining order against him. The party seeking the order (the "Petitioner") alleged that ...
Continue reading "Does Anyone Tell the Truth Any Longer?" »
Posted on May 25, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
In response to my blog about false allegations and domestic violence , a few woman advised me that their request for a restraining order had been denied or that their attorney advised against pursuing ...
Continue reading ""Battered Wife Syndrome" and Domestic Violence Allegations" »
Posted on May 17, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Attorney
On May 16, 2010, in a news story entitled, "Many tips on LA's child abuse hotline unresolved", the Los Angeles Times reported on the fact that thousands of tips (more than 18,000) go uninvestigated ...
Continue reading "The Real Problem with the Department of Children and Family Services" »
Posted on May 12, 2010 By Mark B. Baer, Esq.
Domestic violence and child abuse are terrible crimes, and those who commit such crimes should be severely punished. An allegation of domestic violence is made in approximately 25% of divorces . ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2010 By Pasadena Family Law Blog
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Pasadena Family Law Blog
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