Common Law Marriage in California 2025 Some couples prefer not to get married in a traditional way and instead act as if…
Making the decision to commit your life to someone is an exciting and important decision. You are choosing to blend your life…
Just last year, only same-sex couples could apply for domestic partnerships—unless they were over the age of 62. However, with the passage of State…
In this case, one party has filed a request for a restraining order. They other party did not file a request for…
Divorce is an emotionally overwhelming process, which is no surprise that most couples would like the divorce process to end as soon…
The Battered Woman Unfortunately the unpredictability of the battered woman also manifests in what exactly causes her to leave. Many women leave…
What makes a person abusive? Last time we brought up the idea that abusers are able to tap into multiple personalities and…
What makes a person abusive? In addition to the study done by the two researchers which identified two main groups…
What makes a person abusive? As we have seen so far multiple factors play into a person becoming abusive, and…
What makes a person abusive? Although many abusers grow up in homes that are abusive, Dr. Bradley insists that coming…
What Makes A Person Abusive? Dr. Bradley starts this chapter off by identifying what she and other experts have seen…
Another complex taking place within an abusive relationship is what Dr. Seligman, currently a Psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, identified…
The Cycle of Violence The question that most people ask themselves when working with domestic violence is "why"? Our society…
Dynamics of the Abusive Relationship Just as it's impossible to make progress while working with sweeping generalization in any other area of…
Recently, I was discussing the holding in In Re I.C with our juvenile dependency attorney Nicole Anderson. Nicole has been practicing…
Spousal Abuse In Fischer v Fischer. (March 18, 2018) In affirmance, First District holds wife did not intentionally or recklessly cause husband…
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…
The Psychology of Domestic Violence In this lengthy chapter, Bradley attempts to articulate the problem of domestic violence from a psychological standpoint,…
The History of Domestic Violence pt 2 Although in the first portion of this topic we covered how domestic violence has been…
The Legacy of the O.J Simpson Case The aftermath of the infamous O.J Simpson case had a tremendous amount of effects concerning…
In Hogue vs Hogue (September 29, 2017) Third District finds that husband’s sending video of his mock suicide from Georgia to wife in…
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…
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…
DCSS Has Attorneys Representing Them, So Should You! “It is quite simple….., you just input the numbers in a computer program and…
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…
The Edgar & Dow is proud and excited to announce that Attorney Jeremy Roark will take over the day to day operations of…
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…
If one party files for a dissolution of marriage, the other party can not stop it unless there is a mutual agreement for…
Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the California Constitution, as amended by “Proposition 8” (eff. 11/5/08), limited a…
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