Posts belonging to Category Child Custody

A Comparison Between Actual War and Family Law Litigation

It has long been said that the tongue is sharper than any sword. In fact, the Bible says, “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” (Bible, Proverbs 12:18 (NIV)) Of course, in litigation, we place such words into correspondence, declarations and pleadings in an effort to coerce a […]

Do California Courts Favor Mothers When It Comes to Custody?

Most parents in California are still under the impression that in a disagreement “Mother gets the children,” and that Dad gets “some visitation.” In reality, the California courts have altered the custody objectives lately to rebut this old stereotype. When it comes to custody matters, the goal of the courts – as prescribed in California Family […]

Moving from attorney representation to self-representation

Often times I will have to coach a client about how to effectively end a relationship with an attorney who they have been working with and walk away with their case files at the same time. There are times when an attorney will want to hold on to the files which then makes it difficult […]

Custody battle? This is what the court considers. Sharpen your swords!

Ever wonder what the courts take into consideration during a custody battle? Of course they take into consideration the testimony of each parent and their reasons of how that by simple assumption she or he automatically would have the child’s best interests in mind. Additionally however, the criteria includes information from outside the home and […]

Why Clients Should Take Some Responsibility for Their Dissatisfaction with the Ultimate Outcomes of their Cases

Maybe clients would be more satisfied with the outcomes of their cases if they changed the way in which they interviewed and selected the attorneys they retain. When clients consult with attorneys, they frequently ask the attorneys questions of law – they want to know what the law is on a particular issue. Shouldn’t any […]

Divorce men/Divorce women

By now, biologists, psychologists, anthropologists…and any other “ist” than you can think of…by now they all agree to something our grandmothers just accepted as fact: boys and girls are different…and so are men and women! Our grandmothers knew that men were from Mars…only they just called it outer space. If we were issued a manual […]