Should Parents Be Allowed To Make Custody And Visitation Agreements Without Being Challenged?
In theory, it is best when parents with minor children are able to work out a custody and visitation arrangement on their own when they separate and/or divorce . After all, the matter involves their children/family and wouldn’t they know what is best for their particular situation? Not always! I was recently representing a father
Drug and Alcohol Testing in Child Custody Cases
At a party on May 8, 2010, I began chatting with a woman who told me the sordid details of her ongoing custody problems after she learned that I was a family law attorney. Among other things, she informed me that the Court had ordered that her ex-husband submit to random drug testing after she
The Way In Which Individuals Respond To Losses Relating To Divorce
My last Blog entitled, ” Emotions Play an Integral Role in Divorce Proceedings and Therefore Must be Understood by the Attorney ” explained that “the emotional impact of a divorce is as severe as that of a death in the immediate family” and that “most of the literature on the psychology of divorce treats divorce
Should the way in which a religious leader conducts his/her personal life impact his/her career itself?
Due to the holiday and my birthday celebrations, I did not write a Blog article for this week. Instead, I began the following discussion on the Discussion section of my Facebook Fan Page: “Should the way in which a religious leader conducts his/her personal life impact his/her career itself?” This is the first Discussion I
Emotions Play an Integral Role in Divorce Proceedings and Therefore Must be Understood by the Attorney
My last Blog entitled, ” Empathetic Family Law Attorneys ” explained the unfortunate reality that while lawyers tend to “lack sensitivity to human, emotional and interpersonal concerns,” in the field of divorce/family law , such attorneys cause a great deal of damage to families. In an article entitled, ” Divorce and Your Emotional Needs: What
Empathetic Family Law Attorneys
My last blog entitled, ” The Cause and Effect of the Historical Shift in the Role of Attorneys ” explained that a lawyer’s role in peacefully resolving disputes ended in the 1960’s, when individuals began pursuing the practice of law seeking wealth and power rather than to address social issues and to help people. The
The Cause and Effect of the Historical Shift in the Role of Attorneys
Historically, a lawyer’s role was peacefully resolving disputes , not creating them . A reversal of that role seems to have occurred as a result of a change in the type of individuals entering law school. According to a June, 1997 article from the American University Law Review entitled, “Lawyer, Knowing Thyself: A Review of
Does Anyone Tell the Truth Any Longer?
I was recently involved in a case in which I was retained to defend my client against an attempt to obtain a restraining order against him. The party seeking the order (the “Petitioner”) alleged that she was fearful and afraid of my client, who was “bothering” her because he “seemed to feel that [she was]
“Battered Wife Syndrome” and Domestic Violence Allegations
In response to my blog about false allegations and domestic violence , a few woman advised me that their request for a restraining order had been denied or that their attorney advised against pursuing it and that such a result conflicted with the findings that the system was set up to encourage false allegations of
The Real Problem with the Department of Children and Family Services
On May 16, 2010, in a news story entitled, “Many tips on LA’s child abuse hotline unresolved”, the Los Angeles Times reported on the fact that thousands of tips (more than 18,000) go uninvestigated within the time mandated by the State, even though the deadline for completing such investigations was recently increased from 30 to