Your divorce lawyer works for you and must be ethical, respectful and effective. Ethical, respectful and effective attorneys are courteous, organized, transparent, communicative, competent, frank, loyal and committed to excellence. They listen, manage cases carefully, take … [Read more...]
Should you kick your judge off the bench (aka recuse)?
Good judges are patient, respectful and put aside their personal beliefs when considering evidence and making rulings. Biased judges let their beliefs unfairly prejudice their decisions. If you may be disadvantaged by the beliefs of the California family judge assigned to … [Read more...]
Can residency change the outcome of a divorce?
You live in Marin and your spouse is in San Francisco. Where should you be filing divorce? Are there advantages to choosing one venue over the other? Each state has unique residency requirements. If a person wants to file a lawsuit in a state family court, residency … [Read more...]
What makes a divorce a “bad divorce?”
When people ask why I'm a former trial attorney I usually respond with this question: "Would you like spending most of your time embroiled in a bad divorce with lawyers people love to hate?" Enough said? Not always. Like stopping at an accident with morbid curiosity, … [Read more...]
What to expect when going to court in California
If you're separating and/or getting divorced in California you never need to set foot in a courthouse but if you do, here's what you can expect. Courthouses Most courthouses are located in heavily trafficked business districts, especially in San Francisco and Santa … [Read more...]
Preparing for a divorce in California
Ending a marriage is a monumental undertaking. It requires two people to make a million choices and take a zillion steps to deconstruct a marital estate and build two new homes from the ground up. In the worst case scenarios where spouses rage or will undoubtedly wield … [Read more...]
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