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2025 California Common Law Marriage – Everything You Need to Know

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Last Modified on Jul 28, 2025

Common Law Marriage in California 2025 Some couples prefer not to get married in a traditional way and instead act as if…

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Domestic Partnership vs. Marriage in California- What Are the Differences?

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Last Modified on Jan 01, 2025

Making the decision to commit your life to someone is an exciting and important decision. You are choosing to blend your life…

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Domestic Partnerships Aren’t Just for Same-Sex Couples

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Last Modified on Mar 05, 2024

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…

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Can the court issue mutual restraining orders and family code section 6305

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Last Modified on May 31, 2022

In this case, one party has filed a request for a restraining order. They other party did not file a request for…

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What Are the Requirements for a Summary Dissolution?

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

Divorce is an emotionally overwhelming process, which is no surprise that most couples would like the divorce process to end as soon…

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What is domestic violence? A look at the battered woman (Part 18)

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

The Battered Woman Unfortunately the unpredictability of the battered woman also manifests in what exactly causes her to leave. Many women leave…

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What makes a Person Abusive? (Part 15)

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

What makes a person abusive? Last time we brought up the idea that abusers are able to tap into multiple personalities and…

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What Makes a Person Abusive? (Part 14)

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

What makes a person abusive?      In addition to the study done by the two researchers which identified two main groups…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 13) What Makes A Person Abusive?

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

What makes a person abusive?      As we have seen so far multiple factors play into a person becoming abusive, and…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 12) What makes a person abusive?

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

What makes a person abusive?      Although many abusers grow up in homes that are abusive, Dr. Bradley insists that coming…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 11) What makes a person abusive?

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

What Makes A Person Abusive?      Dr. Bradley starts this chapter off by identifying what she and other experts have seen…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 10) Learned Helplessness

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

   Another complex taking place within an abusive relationship is what Dr. Seligman, currently a Psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, identified…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 9) The Cycle of Violence

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

The Cycle of Violence      The question that most people ask themselves when working with domestic violence is "why"? Our society…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 8) Dynamics of the Abusive Relationship

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

Dynamics of the Abusive Relationship Just as it's impossible to make progress while working with sweeping generalization in any other area of…

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Reliability of Juvenile Witnessess

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

  Recently, I was discussing the holding in In Re I.C with our juvenile dependency attorney Nicole Anderson. Nicole has been practicing…

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Recent ruling on domestic violence and restraining orders

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

Spousal Abuse In Fischer v Fischer. (March 18, 2018) In affirmance, First District holds wife did not intentionally or recklessly cause husband…

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Child Visitation

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

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…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 7) The Psychology of Domestic Violence

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

The Psychology of Domestic Violence In this lengthy chapter, Bradley attempts to articulate the problem of domestic violence from a psychological standpoint,…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 6) The History of Domestic Violence P.2

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

The History of Domestic Violence pt 2 Although in the first portion of this topic we covered how domestic violence has been…

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What is domestic violence? A series on Dr. Bradley’s sourcebook (part 4) The legacy of the O.J Simpson case

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

The Legacy of the O.J Simpson Case The aftermath of the infamous O.J Simpson case had a tremendous amount of effects concerning…

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Personal Jurisdiction

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

In Hogue vs Hogue (September 29, 2017) Third District finds that husband’s sending video of his mock suicide from Georgia to wife in…

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4 Co-Parenting Tips from a Southern California Family Lawyer

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

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…

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3 Ways to Sabotage Your Own Divorce

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

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…

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DCSS Has Attorneys…..Do You?

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

DCSS Has Attorneys Representing Them, So Should You! “It is quite simple….., you just input the numbers in a computer program and…

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I Want to Change Custody

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

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…

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Attorney Jeremy Roark

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

The Edgar & Dow is proud and excited to announce that Attorney Jeremy Roark will take over the day to day operations of…

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What Is the UCCJEA?

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

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…

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Can A Party Stop A Divorce?

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Last Modified on Dec 01, 2023

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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What Happened to Proposition 8?

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Last Modified on May 30, 2022

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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