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California Divorce Blawg

News and information about divorce, pre-nuptial agreements, parenting, paternity, property division, support, collaborative divorce, mediation, and parenting coordination, particularly in California.
By John E. Harding, JD, CFLS

Post Frequency: 2.2/day

Last Entry: March 29, 2011 at 12:49:29

Neat Parenting Website for Divorced Families

Posted on April 29, 2008
A judge recently turned me on the OurFamilyWizard website. This fee based service provider offers secure, shared communication, schedules and information management for families. The site help parents who are separated, divorced or living apart and the family law professionals...

Gary Coleman Headed to Television's Divorce Court

Posted on April 28, 2008
The curse never seems to end for the kids from Diff'rent Strokes. This week, the former Arnold Jackson is back in the news, as actor Gary Coleman is preparing to undergo relationship counseling with 22-year-old wife Shannon Price -- after...

The YouTube Divorce!

Posted on April 23, 2008
You knew it had to happen. Someone has finally decided to air their dirty divorce laundry on YouTube! In a tearful and furious YouTube video with close to 150,000 hits to date, former actress and playwright ("Bonkers") Tricia Walsh-Smith lashes...

The Oregon Divorce Blog

Posted on April 10, 2008
I got an e-mail recently from Sean Stephens. Sean practices family law in Portland, Oregon. He was writing to let me know that The Oregon Divorce Blog, which his firm sponsors, has moved to a new location. To make sure...

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Market slump makes divorce more difficult

Posted on April 07, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Carol Lloyd writes: Back in the days of the housing boom, I knew a couple whose marriage went sour, but they continued to live together for years after their divorce went through. Turns out the holy...

The "Parental Alienation Syndrome" Debate

Posted on April 03, 2008
Approximately one in two marriages in the United States ends in divorce, affecting about a million children per year. About 10% of these divorces involve custody litigation. Some children are or become emotionally estranged from one or both parents during...

The "Parental Alienation Syndrome" Debate

Meet the Justices of the California Supreme Court

Posted on April 01, 2008
When it comes to family law most decisions are left to the states. The final arbiter of legal decisions in California is of course the California Supreme Court. That being the case Californians should know who their Supreme Court Justices...

Meet the Justices of the California Supreme Court

Maryland Divorce Legal Crier

Posted on March 31, 2008
Lawyer James Gross (and his law firm Thyden, Gross & Callahan) puts out the Maryland Divorce Legal Crier, a very nice blog packed with current events and information relevant to Maryland and beyond. Check it out by clicking here. Please...

Military Dads Seek Fair Child Support

Posted on March 31, 2008
Like many military reservists, Mark Wetzel took a pay cut when he was called for active duty last year. Instead of the $31,000 he earns as a nursing assistant in a Philadelphia hospital, he received $27,000 as a Navy corpsman...

Maryland Divorce Legal Crier

Military Dads Seek Fair Child Support

What Does the Court Consider When Ruling on Child Custody and Visitation?

Posted on March 19, 2008
What should we do about the children? What will happen to the children? Who will get the children? These are questions that always come up in divorce. What are the answers? Rule number one is the children themselves. Under the...

Meet the Justices of the California Supreme Court

Posted on March 18, 2008
When it comes to family law most decisions are left to the states. The final arbiter of legal decisions in California is of course the California Supreme Court. That being the case Californians should know who their Supreme Court Justices...

2007: The Celebrity Divorce Year In Review

Posted on March 11, 2008
Celebrities and their divorces, how we love them! Who's Dated Who is a fun website loaded with a ton of information for all you celebrity divorce fans. Click here to visit the 2007 divorce headlines for the site. Once at...

California Supreme Court Hears Same Sex Marriage Case

Posted on March 05, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- -- Four years after thousands of same-sex couples streamed into this liberal bastion to apply for marriage licenses, the California Supreme Court on Tuesday took up the question of whether gay people have a constitutional right to...

California Considering On-line Domestic Violence Database

Posted on February 29, 2008
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, the San Francisco Democrat who is the majority whip, introduced a bill last week to create an online database of men and women convicted of domestic violence in California. Other states like Florida have databases used by law enforcement officials...

Celebrity Divorce and the 10-year Itch

Posted on February 25, 2008
Britney and Kevin. Chris and Malaak. Renee and Kenny. These star couples, and plenty of others, make it clear: If you're going to dish on celebrity divorce, you need to know a thing or four about California divorce law. Because, as in so many other things, California does divorce differently than just about anywhere else...

Why Britney Lost Her Kids?

Posted on February 08, 2008
Joanna Grossman is a law professor at Hofstra Law School. She is also a FindLaw.com columnist. She has recently penned a column on the Britney Spears custody fiasco. Using Spears as her storyline, Professor Grossman does a great job of outlining the child custody process...

Ohio Family Law Blog

Posted on January 15, 2008
I recently received a note from Dayton, Ohio lawyer Chip Mues that his Ohio Family Law Blog is up and running. In addition to being in charge of the new blog, Chip is the managing partner of Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues, so, he is a busy guy! His blog looks great...

A Divorce Blog For Men

Posted on January 10, 2008
The archives for this blawg list several sites targeted at women. Sites targeted at men are hard to find. Now I have got one for you! Maryland lawyer Dawn Elaine Bowle has begun publishing the Maryland Father's Rights Blog. Check it out by clicking here...

First Wives World

Posted on January 08, 2008
I got an e-mail today from the publishers of a newish website called firstwivesworld. I gave it a visit, and WOW was I impressed. The site's intro explains: That firstwivesworld is a community for, and by, divorced women. You are never alone in a place complete with new friends experts, services, news and entertainment...

Maine Divorce Blog

Posted on January 08, 2008
Attorney Alan Nye presents a nice site focusing Maine family law. Click here for a visit.

Helpful Family Law Info On Findlaw

Posted on January 08, 2008
I like the Findlaw website. It has a ton of great information for lawyers and non-lawyers. The Family Law sections of the website are worth a look. Links are provided to information for most states. One of the family law pages I am mentioning is directed toward lawyers, but should also be useful to non-lawyers...

Celebrity Divorce and the 10-Year Itch

Posted on January 03, 2008
Britney and Kevin. Chris and Malaak. Renee and Kenny. These star couples, and plenty of others, make it clear: If you're going to dish on celebrity divorce, you need to know a thing or four about California divorce law. Because, as in so many other things, California does divorce differently than just about anywhere else...

Pamela Anderson Getting Divorced Again?

Posted on December 18, 2007
First she was. Then she wasn't. The fickle love life of model, groupie, actress, magician's assistant Pam Anderson continues. Depending on the time of day and the story, she may be divorcing from her latest husband -- whoever he is....

Get Remarried After Divorce to Save The Environment

Posted on December 03, 2007
Divorce leaves more than a trail of legal documents, stinging egos and uprooted kids. The split-ups wreak havoc on the environment. A global trend of soaring divorce rates has led to a surge in the number of households with fewer people. The result: We collectively devour more space and gobble up more energy and water, say the authors of a new study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...

Hulk Hogan Headed for Divorce

Posted on November 26, 2007
Apparently, Hulk Hogan doesn't know best when it comes to his marriage. The retired wrestler was reportedly blindsided by the news that his wife, Linda Marie Bollea, had filed for divorce after 24 years together. Reached for comment Friday by the St...

Dating after divorce: When to reveal your past

Posted on November 06, 2007
After his 10-year marriage ended in 2004, New Yorker Phil Lee, 42, found himself tagged with the modern-day scarlet letter: "D" -- divorced. He wondered how that (not to mention his three children, ages 19, 11 and 9) would affect his future dating life...

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