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California Divorce Blawg

News and information about divorce, pre-nuptial agreements, parenting, paternity, property division, support, collaborative divorce, mediation, and parenting coordination, particularly in California.
By John E. Harding, JD, CFLS

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Last Entry: March 29, 2011 at 12:49:29

Parties cannot agree that there will be no downward modification of child support

Posted on March 04, 2009

Ex-Girlfriend Does Not Have Legal Right To Pursue Custody Of Ex-Boyfriend's Children When Long Term Relationship Ends

Posted on February 25, 2009
Bill and Rachel were never married, but they did have three children together. When they broke up Bill was given primary physical custody as part of the paternity action between the two of them. Bill then began dating Jan. The...

Top Reasons People Stay in a Marriage

Posted on February 17, 2009
While a large percentage of first marriages - and even more subsequent marriages - end in divorce, for many couples there are still very good reasons to stay in the marriage and make it work.Emotional Security - When your spouse...

What's the difference between a divorce, a legal separation, and an annulment?

Posted on February 10, 2009
A divorce (also called "dissolution of marriage" or "dissolution of domestic partnership") ends your marriage or domestic partnership. After you get divorced, you will be single, and you can marry or become a domestic partner again.If you get divorced, you...

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State Supreme Court to hear arguments against Prop. 8

Posted on February 06, 2009
The California Supreme Court announced this week it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage, in San Francisco on March 5.The high court's written ruling on whether the voter initiative should be...

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Family Law Ruling Regarding Pensions

Posted on January 27, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision in a pension case that pitted an ex-wife against the pensioner's daughter.Mr. Kennedy (the pensioner) was an employee of DuPont and participated in their savings and investment plan (SIP) that was...

Obama's Presidential Family Law Agenda

Posted on January 21, 2009
The new Presidential website - - - www.whitehouse.gov - - - complete with its own blog, is a wealth of information regarding the new Administration's family law agenda. It has some specific proposals and ideas, which might inform classroom discussions,...

Shacking Up After Divorce

Posted on January 19, 2009
Shacking up after divorce may seem like a good idea when you've found someone you love. After all, it gives you a chance share your life with someone and get to know them better (and there's nothing wrong with that)....

Celebrity divorce and the 10-year itch

Posted on January 12, 2009
On MSN Money Liz Pulliam Weston gives us an insightful look at the 10 year rule in divorce, and why so many celebrities call it quits on marriage before their tenth anniversaries. Here's a taste of Liz's article:In California Divorce...

Surgeon Sues Estranged Wife for Return of Kidney

Posted on January 08, 2009
This is about a New York divorce case. However, it is crazy enough that I thought I would mention it here on the California Divorce Blawg.A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly four-year divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife...

Meet the Justices of the California Supreme Court

Posted on December 18, 2008
When it comes to family law most decisions are left to the states. The final arbiter of legal decisions in California is of course the California Supreme Court. That being the case Californians should know who their Supreme Court Justices...

Meet the Justices of the California Supreme Court

Collaborative Divorce

Posted on December 17, 2008
Collaborative divorce is a family law procedure by which the two parties agree that they will not go to court, or threaten to do so. The parties strive to reach a fair settlement through a series of four-way meetings between...

Collaborative Divorce

Busta Nutt! Sorry Jerry, you can go to jail, but you are still on the hook for child support.

Posted on December 15, 2008
Jerry B. Nutt found himself on the receiving end of a paternity/child support action. Jerry is also a guest of the State of California, staying at the Mule Creek State Prison until 2045. Jerry admitted paternity, and then argued that...

Family Law Tracing

Posted on December 15, 2008
My article entitled Selling Your Tracing! has been published by the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter. Focusing on the mechanics of tracing, with an emphasis on the utilization of forensic accountants and graphics, the article appears in the...

Chicken Soup for Divorce

Posted on December 03, 2008
The folks behind the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul book franchise are offering their tips for families of divorce. The publishers contacted me recently to explain their new book. Here is what they had to say:Attitudes about divorce have...

California Prop 8 Goes To the California Supreme Court

Posted on November 21, 2008
From SFGate.com:The state Supreme Court plunged back into the same-sex marriage wars Wednesday, agreeing to decide the legality of a ballot measure that repealed the right of gay and lesbian couples to wed in California.Six months after its momentous ruling...

Shortest Celebrity Marriages

Posted on November 20, 2008
Britney Spears and Jason Allen Alexander. Lasted for 55 hours.Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra. Lasted for 9 days in November 1998.Mario Lopez married Ali Landry on 24 April 2004; two weeks later she had the marriage annulled.Drew Barrymore and Jeremy...

Pres-Elect Obama & Family Law

Posted on November 19, 2008
Regular readers of this blog will recall that I am a long time fan of the Family Law Prof blog. About a year ago the site underwent author changes and its timeliness and relevance went into steep decline. Lately things...

Divorce Actions by Guardians of Incompetents

Posted on November 19, 2008
From the Family Law Prof Blog:The Dallas Morning News reported yesterday a case in which a son is seeking a guardianship for his 87-year-old father and to bring a divorce action on his behalf. The news report provides plenty of...

We're Divorced -- you're not my friend

Posted on November 14, 2008
CNN.com has a provocative article dealing with dealing with an ex-spouse. The question asked and answered is "When does asking an ex-spouse for a favor cross the line?". An intriguing read. Click here to take a look.Please be sure to...

Danny Partridge/Danny Bonaduce Divorces

Posted on November 07, 2008
For all of our celebrity divorce fans, news out of Hollywood reports that Danny Bonaduce (aka child star Danny from The Partridge Family) and wife Gretchen have called it quits. The ex-Mrs. Bonaduce will receive $16,000 per month in support....

Election Day Was Big On Family Law Issues

Posted on November 07, 2008
From the Family Law Prof blog:Florida, Arizona & California each presented constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. Florida and Arizona both passed the amendment and, in California, with more than 95% of the vote counted, Proposition 8 leads 52...

New Question Posed in ERISA Case

Posted on November 03, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lawyers to file new briefs by Nov. 10 on a new issue in a pending case testing a divorced spouse?s right to the other spouse?s pension benefits. The question was posed in Kennedy...

Going to Court For Child Support

Posted on October 29, 2008
Thanks to divorce360.com for a great article on the do's and dont's of paying and receiving child support. The article focuses on former boxing champ Evander Holyfield, who escaped a jail sentence for failing to obey a court's child support...

What Is A Certified Family Law Specialist?

Posted on October 28, 2008
The State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization grants certification status to qualified lawyers in the practice of family law. Certified family law specialists have recognized expertise in all areas of California family law including divorce, annulment, property division,...

Very Interesting Case Regarding International Child Custody Disputes

Posted on October 23, 2008
The United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) has issued a very educational opinion concerning international custody disputes. In this case there was one family law case pending in Israel, and another one pending in Missouri....

Meeting Halfway for Child Visitation Exchanges

Posted on October 21, 2008
Frequently parents of divorce have an agreement, or a court order, to meet at a halfway point for purposes of exchanging their children for visitations. For families following such an arrangement, MeetWays is a neat website. Meetways.com was created to...

David Duchovny and Tea Leoni Headed For Splitsville

Posted on October 20, 2008
In a not-so-shocking announcement, actors David Duchovny and Tea Leoni have announced their separation just weeks after he left rehab for sex addiction.The couple just last week announced the split in this joint statement:In light of continuous speculation over the...

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