California Divorce Blawg
"California Divorce is your source for news and information about divorce, particularly California divorce."
Author: John E. Harding, JD, CFLS, is a certified family law specialist who has maintained an active family law practice in Northern California since 1989. He is an experienced divorce lawyer and mediator with expertise in pre-nuptial agreements, divorce, post-divorce, parenting, paternity, property division, support, and all other family law matters. In addition to being a family law litigator, he practices collaborative divorce and provides mediation services for couples, including traditional mediation with and without attorneys, case evaluation mediation, and parenting coordinator services.
Blawg Related Categories: Family Law • States • California • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from California Divorce Blawg
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Voluntary Acknowledgement Wins in Competing Presumptions of Paternity
The Family Law Prof blog reports on an extremely messy case involving dramatically differing stories from the parties and the intersection of four separate statutory provisions governing paternity, the California Court of Appeals held that…
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Parental Alienation Syndrome
Parental Alienation Syndrome ("PAS") is a hot topic in family law. There is a school of support for PAS, and a school adverse to it as a junk science. The essence of the theory is…
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Domestic Violense Only Creates A Rebuttable Presumption Against Custody
Petitioner Keith R. (Father) and real party in interest H.R. (Mother) were married in mid-2004. B.R. (Daughter) was born in the fall of 2005. After Father filed for divorce in September 2006, Mother asserted domestic…
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Ted Olson and David Boies Join The Prop 8 Fray
On Tuesday, lawyers Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, who represented opposing sides in the 2000 Bush v. Gore election challenge, announced they had filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of two gay…
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Call for Papers - Collaborative Law
Hofstra Law Review has issued a call for papers for an upcoming special symposium issues on Collaborative Law and the Uniform Collaborative Law Act: Opportunities, Challenges, and Questions for the Future In addition to featuring…
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Mel Gibson Divorce Update
For all of my celebrity divorce fans, here is an update on Mel Gibson's California divorce proceedings. Mel Gibson may soon be writing one of the biggest checks of his life – to his wife.…
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California Supreme Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The California Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ban on same-sex marriage that state voters passed in November, but it allowed about 18,000 marriages performed before the ban to remain valid. Opponents of the ban…
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Meet the Justices of the California Supreme Court
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…
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Divorce and Bankruptcy
Unfortunately, one calamity often leads to another and sometimes divorce and bankruptcy occur in tandem. In this entry, you'll find an explanation of why bankruptcy and divorce sometimes go hand-in-hand and what you may expect…
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Majority of Children of Divorce Think Both Parents Are Equal When It Comes To Custody
I came across a survey of kids, and their thoughts on divorce. The survey asked two questions: 1) Are mothers and fathers equally capable for caring for young children following a divorce? 2) Are mothers…