Category Archives: Custody
Recent ruling on domestic violence and restraining orders
Spousal Abuse In Fischer v Fischer. (March 18, 2018) In affirmance, First District holds wife did not intentionally or recklessly cause husband…
Child Visitation
In Ed H. v. Ashley C. (August 24, 2017) In affirmance, Fourth District holds that great-grandparents lack standing to seek visitation with great-grandchildren…
What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 7) The Psychology of Domestic Violence
The Psychology of Domestic Violence In this lengthy chapter, Bradley attempts to articulate the problem of domestic violence from a psychological standpoint,…
What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 6) The History of Domestic Violence P.2
The History of Domestic Violence pt 2 Although in the first portion of this topic we covered how domestic violence has been…
Personal Jurisdiction
In Hogue vs Hogue (September 29, 2017) Third District finds that husband’s sending video of his mock suicide from Georgia to wife in…
High Wage Earners & When Courts Deviate from the Child Support Guidelines
In a reversal, the Second District held that the trial court must, per Fam C §4056, state on the record its reasons…
4 Co-Parenting Tips from a Southern California Family Lawyer
What Exactly Is Co-Parenting? Co-parenting happens when both parents playing an active and crucial role in the child’s life after divorce (barring any dangerous…
How to Handle the Pitfalls in Child Visitation After Divorce
Even when divorce is the best option for you and your ex, it's not always easy to navigate child visitation. After all,…
How to Keep Your Child Custody Arrangement Civil
When you have children and are facing divorce, a major milestone in the whole process is coming to an agreement regarding child custody.…
Helping Children Through Socially Awkward Situations After Your Divorce
Divorce can lead to awkward social situations for adults, but it doesn't stop there. It can cause children to feel socially awkward,…
The Long and Winding Road of a Custody Battle
Father comes to our office after having difficulty with the mother of the child. Mother had filed a request for a temporary restraining…
Trial Topic this week: Where should we do the child custody exchange?
Many people going through a custody case in court are often considering where they should do the child custody exchange. One might think that…
Successful Trial: Is it a Move Away?
We had a successful trial. Immediately after separation Mother moves to LA County away from Father in Riverside with their young son.…
How Can I Rebut the Presumption of Detriment for Domestic Violence?
An individual in the middle of a divorce or custody battle should avoid an allegation of domestic violence. When a former partner has made…
What to Know About Restraining Orders During a Child Custody Case
Whether a former couple was married or not, child custody cases can cause just as much heartbreak and tension as any divorce proceeding. In fact, cases…
Can I Request a New Custody Order?
If you have a child custody agreement in place, can you request a new agreement? The short answer is yes, it is…
3 Ways to Sabotage Your Own Divorce
Dealing with a divorce is often a difficult and emotional experience, but it's no time to let down your guard. A devious spouse can…
Helping Kids Survive Divorce
Divorce is no fun for anyone, but it can be especially devastating for children. It doesn't have to be that way. Children…
How to Keep Your Children from Blaming Themselves
Divorce is very emotional for the adults going through it, but it can be more confusing and emotional for the children. The parents…
Vicki Larson on the Neglect of Divorced Dads
In observance of Father’s Day, Vicki Larson’s 2103 blog in the Huffington Post delves into this unexplored sociological topic of men experiencing…
Helping Your Children Cope with a Disappointing Ex-Spouse
Joint custody following a divorce often results in painful frustration in both you and your child when the other spouse fails to…
Do Your Kids Want to Live With Your Ex-Spouse?
Understanding Why and When Your Children Could Decide Our firm frequently is asked the question of when it is up to children…
8 Ways to Improve Your Co-Parenting Situation
You and your now ex-spouse likely don’t get along and probably have not been getting along for quite some time now. It’s…
Telling Your Children about Your Divorce
No matter how many times you run it through your head, planning what you are going to say, what you visualize likely…
How Children Understand Divorce
In Laura Broadwell’s Parents blog, entitled “Age-by-Age Guide to What Children Understand About Divorce,” she breaks down the normative behavioral patterns in children in…
Tips to Make Joint Custody Work
Kate Bayless’s “9 Rules to Make Joint Child Custody Work” Kate Bayless’s article consults work from renowned clinical psychologists and researchers of…
Child Custody Considerations for Members of the Military
Military divorce can result in difficult circumstances for service member parents. The demands of military life can make a regular visitation schedule…
Why You Should Go with Experience When it Comes to Counsel
"The court continued it yet again.” “Why?” “Not sure…I think they just wanted to give her one final chance.” “But you said…
Hardship Deductions in California Child Support Cases
People think it is automatic – you have other children and so you get a hardship for those kids in calculating child support,…
Pitbulls and Child Visitation Rights
I was once in the courtroom and saw a very reasonable judge make a very unreasonable ruling: “Until you get rid of…
DCSS Has Attorneys…..Do You?
DCSS Has Attorneys Representing Them, So Should You! “It is quite simple….., you just input the numbers in a computer program and…
I Want to Change Custody
Many times parents want to change primary custody of the children as opposed to modifying visitation. Statutory and case law makes changing custody much more difficult than…
Attorney Jeremy Roark
The Edgar & Dow is proud and excited to announce that Attorney Jeremy Roark will take over the day to day operations of…
What Is the UCCJEA?
The purpose of the UCCJEA is to allow states to determine which states has jurisdiction regarding custody and visitation and for the court to determine who…
Can A Party Stop A Divorce?
If one party files for a dissolution of marriage, the other party can not stop it unless there is a mutual agreement for…
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