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Is Arbitration Truly Cost-Effective?

November 02, 2023 - Shutterstock A rbitration – when conducted in accordance with rules and ethical standards – truly represents the best of both worlds. It...

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Dealing With Emotions in Mediations

Hon. B. Scott Silverman (Ret.)

June 07, 2023 - Conventional wisdom says that emotions have no place in the legal world. Emotions are messy, complicated and illogical. They don’t fit within th...

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Even “toxic” clients deserve to have divorces effectively litigated or settled

Hon. Hank M. Goldberg (Ret.)

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

Comm. Patti C. Ratekin (Ret.)

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

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret.) | Hon. Scott M. Gordon (Ret.)

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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Family Law Refresher Course Brochure

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret.)

February 01, 2020 - Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter at www.CFLR.com to receive information on special offers and discounts, upcoming seminars and new...

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Applying People v. Sanchez to Experts in Family Law Cases

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret.)

January 07, 2020 - THIS PAPER CONTAINS 30% POST-CONSUMER WASTE w w w. a c f l s . o r g W i n t e r 2 01 9, N o . 1 APPLYING PEOPLE V. SANCHEZ TO EXPERTS IN FAM...

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The Hague Convention: Aspects of International Child Abduction

Hon. Scott M. Gordon (Ret.)

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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California Law Offers New Hope for Child Sexual Abuse Victims

Hon. Scott M. Gordon (Ret.)

October 28, 2019 - Portfolio Media. Inc. | 111 West 19th Street, 5th Floor | New York, NY 10011 | www.law360.com Phone: +1 646 783 7100 | Fax: +1 646 783 7...

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Uncovering Essentials

Hon. Marc Marmaro (Ret.)

October 11, 2019 - Marc Marmaro Signature Resolution (Los Angeles) Areas of specialty: Business and commercial litigation, intellectual property, entertainment, s...

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Pyrrhic Victories and the Cost of Fam Law Lit

Hon. Scott M. Gordon (Ret.)

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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Is the Minimum Really Good Enough?

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret.)

July 01, 2019 - THIS PAPER CONTAINS 30% POST-CONSUMER WASTE w w w. a c f l s . o r g S u m m e r 2 01 9, N o . 3 IS THE MINIMUM REALLY GOOD ENOUGH? Honorable ...