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Court Upholds PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT Where Wife Alleged Husband Falsely Stated Net Worth

Thurman Arnold, C.F.L.S. — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:49:00 PST

In Re Marriage of Hill and Dittmer (1/18/12), B226017 While prenuptial agreements were once viewed with suspicion by trial courts, a recent decision reflects the current trend to uphold them...

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What Is the MARITAL PRIVILEGE in California Family Law and When Does It Apply to Testimony?

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:40:00 PST

Marital Privileges Not To Testify Against Spouse or Domestic Partner Sometimes married persons who are in litigation with third parties (i.e., former spouses and co-parents) are asked to...

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Attorney Michael C. Peterson Speaks About FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY (Before and Once Divorce Happens)

Michael C. Peterson — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:45:00 PST

Advice for Couples in 2012, Including How to Balance Power in Your Marriage! One of the most common problems I see arising in (and sometimes leading to) any divorce action is a lack of...

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Attorney Michael C. Peterson JOINS the Law Firm of Thurman W. Arnold!

Thurman Arnold — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:40:00 PST

ATTORNEY MICHAEL C. PETERSON JOINS THE FIRM! Greetings All and Best Wishes for the Coming New Year! I am so very pleased to announce that Michael C. Peterson joins the Law Firm of Thurman...

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2nd Appellate District Severely Limits GRANDPARENT VISITATION Under Family Code Section 3102

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:21:00 PST

Rich v. Thatcher (11/14/11), B228847 In what reads to me to be a myopic opinion, Justice Yegan of Division Six of the Second Appellate District has declared that biological grandparents have a burden...

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Wife Bears Own ATTORNEY FEES In Failed SET ASIDE MOTION Involving MSA

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:07:00 PST

Marriage of Guilardi (11/7/11) 200 Cal.App.4th 770 The Sixth District Appellate Court (including Santa Clara County) has upheld a trial court denial of recovery for the attorney fees...

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Proposed 2012 REVISIONS to JUDICIAL COUNCIL FORMS; ATTORNEY FEE REQUESTS

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:26:00 PST

Palm Springs Divorce and Family Law Attorney Mark D. Gershenson was kind enough to provide me the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Report to the Administrative Office of the Courts,...

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GRANDPARENT RIGHTS: Recent RIVERSIDE Case Orders VISITATION To GP After DEATH OF PARENT

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:20:00 PDT

Hoag v. Diedjomahor (October 17, 2011), E050935 The Facts The Fourth Appellate Division released a published opinion on October 17, 2011 in the case of Hoag v. Diedjomahor, a case which...

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DEVIATING From "Guideline" (Presumptively Correct) CHILD SUPPORT in HIGH EARNER Cases

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:52:00 PDT

Special Circumstances in Child Support Cases Involving an Extraordinarily High EarnerActor Jon Cryer, one of the stars of the series "Two and a Half Men", was recently rebuffed by the Second...

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SECOND OPINIONS With THURMAN W. ARNOLD - Honest Feedback on Family Law Matters

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:23:00 PDT

Quality Divorce and Family Law Legal Advice and Second Opinions and Some Philosophical Spice! Because this Blog has brought me into contact with so many wonderful people, a segment of whom...

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Marriage of MARGULIS - Fiduciary Duties of MANAGING SPOUSES

Thurman Arnold, CFLS — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:03:00 PDT

Marriage of Margulis, Part 2 - Duties of Managing Spouses Please see Part I of my evaluation of IRMO Margulis as the launching point for understanding the appellate court's outline of...

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Thurman Arnold Comments Featured in August, 2011, CALIFORNIA LAWYER MAGAZINE

Thurman Arnold — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:10:00 PDT

We are pleased to announce that Thurman W. Arnold, C.F.L.S. was interviewed for the August, 2011, publication of California Lawyer addressing the consequences of the Elkins changes to California...

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IRMO MARGULIS - Managing Spouse Has BURDEN OF PROOF To Explain MISSING ASSETS

Thurman Arnold — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:39:00 PDT

Marriage of Margulis (8/11/2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 277 Part One I am always pleased to report cutting edge rulings by our appellate courts, and this is one of the most important decisions in...

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Divorce and Family Lawyers Who LIE - EQUANIMITY and DIVORCE PRACTICE

Thurman Arnold — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:17:00 PDT

Lawyers Who Lie Some lawyers, like some people, lie to the Court - particularly in the more contentious of family law cases where emotions run highest. Our culture (and our lower natures)...

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APPLE LION and VMWare- Upgrading Your Virtual Computer to Run Flawlessly With the New OS X

Thurman Arnold — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:14:00 PDT

So, I am a Apple/MAC freak but most legal programs are written for Microsoft operating systems. I run XP with MS Server 2003 at my office and at home. I use VMWare on each of my seven work stations...

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