This particular phrase, uttered by legions of law enforcement officers across California (and the rest of the US) whenever they don't want to do their job, is one of the most irksome, irritating, and completely abused phrases in the law enforcement lexicon. This stock phrase is used because most people don't know what the law [...]
Diane L. Danois, J.D. Divorce Coach and Mediator Signs It's Time to Engage a Parenting Coordinator The signs indicating that it's time to hire an attorney are typically readily apparent: You just learned that your spouse is cheating... again. Your former spouse is withholding child support payments... again. You want a divorce, but your [...]
FROM: Bremer Whyte Divorce Attorneys Follow the court order completely, regardless of any violations of the order the other parent may be committing. One of the key issues in a custody determination is which parent is better able to share the children with the other parent. Make sure that you have done everything in [...]
If you are co-parenting with your former spouse, perhaps the term "co-parent" seems to be more of an oxymoron than a reality. Do any of these statements sound familiar? · "You were supposed to drop off the kids by 5 p.m., and it's now 5:30 p.m. You are always late. I'll see you in Court." [...]
________FROM Parental Alienation in Divorce: The Kelly Rutherford Divorce Saga By Nancy Van Tine on October 10, 2012 Kelly Rutherford, who portrays the glamorous matriarch Lily Van der Woodsen on the hit series “Gossip Girl,” has been hitting the morning talk show circuit to expose the supposed injustice of a recent order by Los Angeles [...]
Passivity when divorcing can be costly in many ways. Published on May 17, 2012 by Randi Kreger in Stop Walking on Eggshells In India, there are a lot of monkeys. To catch one, residents anchor a bottle to the ground. The neck of the bottle is just large enough for a monkey's hand to fit through. [...]
Bill Eddy‚ L.C.S.W.‚ Esq.. Personality Disorders Appearing In Family Court Probably the most prevalent personality disorder in family court is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) — more commonly seen in women (now 2008 research indicates BPD is equally men and women). BPD may be characterized by wide mood swings‚ intense anger even at benign events‚ idealization [...]
"The criteria described below are fairly easy to identify separate and apart from the court file. When there is uncertainty about any of them, these criteria can be used to guide the attorney in the deposing of witnesses as well as in their examination in court. Criteria I: Access and Contact Blocking Criteria I involves [...]
Attorney Greg Herman wrote series of articles I am linking here on the interplay between law and psychology for the Wisconsin Bar Journal. Attorney Mark Baer wrote this article in 2011 which I found both wise and compassionate in its description of the divorce process. He states, and I agree, that the adversarial process destroys [...]
SAN DIEGO — A woman accused of practicing law without a license pleaded guilty this week to misdemeanor charges including grand theft and was ordered to serve time in custody. Stephanie Strong, 48, was also placed on probation for three years Tuesday and ordered to pay restitution to her former clients. Prosecutors said Strong, also known [...]
