Irreconcilable differences

Last month, a judge in Kentucky made a decision unusual enough to be reported in legal news sites – he denied a divorce, not on procedural grounds, but because the marriage between the couple was not actually “irretrievably broken.”  He cited the unusual...

Abduction

Abducting a child is a crime in California; we all understand that, but here is a more-difficult question: “Can a parent, whose parental rights have not been terminated, be guilty of abducting her/his own child, even if there be no child custody orders in effect?” The...

Knapp v. Ginsberg

In anticipation of marriage some parties do not feel the need to discuss in detail a premarital agreement. At times it could feel that discussing in detail the terms for a premarital agreement can deromanticize the upcoming nuptials. The validity of a premarital...

COVID-19 in Family Law

The COVID-19 pandemic created many new issues in family law matters.  Such issues include child visitation interruptions due to health risks, new and uncertain health and wellness decisions for the children, and financial issues such as who gets the stimulus checks or...