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Even “toxic” clients deserve to have divorces effectively litigated or settled
December 13, 2022 - By Hank Goldberg F amily law attorneys could learn a thing or two from criminal defense attorneys. When a criminal defense attorney represents a...
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Third-parent claims require careful navigation
October 21, 2022 - By Patti Ratekin Imagine that you have raised a child from a young age. You’ve been part of every milestone in his life, comforting him when he ...
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Family Law and Resilience: A time to carry on
May 21, 2020 - Some litigants may resort to a form of self-help. If they don’t like the order, they just won’t comply, because it would be difficult for the...
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The Hague Convention: Aspects of International Child Abduction
November 09, 2019 - ditional custody hearings in which a court looks to the best interest of the child to fashion the appropri- ate custody and visitation orders. The...
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Pyrrhic Victories and the Cost of Fam Law Lit
August 26, 2019 - next evolution, but that is where they should be looking. It has been said that it is hard to write the next chapter of your life if you keep re-...
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Los Angeles Judge Retires, Starts Neutral Career at Signature
August 20, 2019 - After more than 40 years working in the public sector, retired Los An-geles Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon started as a neutral at Signature ...
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In #MeToo Era, Misconduct Settlements Stay Confidential
August 27, 2018 - As skepticism grows and legislation tightens on the confidentiality agree-ments that kept accounts of sexual misconduct in Hollywood from coming to...
