100% legal and physical custody awarded to Father out-of-state following corroborated allegations of child neglect.

Aug 06, 2024

OUTCOME: Entry of final Judgment awarding 100% legal and physical custody to father/client

Property Division - Discovery and 100% award of undisclosed community property asset

Nov 14, 2023

OUTCOME: 1. 100% of concealed property awarded to client at current valuation, which represented a 5X increase over value when asset was improperly liquidated and concealed. 2. Sanctions/attorney fees and costs against opposing party

Opposing party/ex-spouse liquidated and concealed the existence of retirement benefits, discovered 15 years later. Opposing party was ordered to pay 100% of the value of concealed retirement benefits t ... o client at current value, which represented 5 x increase over the value at date of liquidation. Opposing party was also sanctioned and ordered to pay client's attorney fees.

Paternity Case

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OUTCOME: Restraining Order set aside; Father won joint legal custody; primary physical custody; and no longer pays child support to mother.

Father had very limited visitation with son because of a restraining order granting mother sole legal and physical custody. The restraining order was then improperly renewed, which would have effective ... ly prevented the father from fully developing a relationship with his child. Mother showed little interest in caring for the child, bordering on neglect, but would not share custody to avoid any reduction in child support.

Same Sex Marriage - Property Division

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OUTCOME: Client prevailed on all property claims and successfully negotiated keeping undivided pension

Division of assets in complex dissolution of same-sex marriage

Father's Right to Joint Physical and Legal Child Custody

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OUTCOME: Final Judgment granting father and mother joint legal and 50/50 physical custody

Implemented a plan to preserve father's shared role in raising the parties' children, prior to filing a Petition for Dissolution, to prevent mother from withholding custody of the children, as she thre ... atened to do, from father.

Divorce: Battle over Venue - Forum Shopping

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OUTCOME: Abatement and Dismissal of mother's competitng Petition; Proceedings held in Los Angeles County; Parties entered into Stipulated Judgment for joint legal and physical custody.

The opposing party sought to circumvent venue in Los Angeles County by filing a competing Petition for Dissolution in a county she believed would favor the mother over the father for child custody.

Post-Judgment Adjudication of Ommitted/Hidden Assets - Breach of Fiduciary Duties

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OUTCOME: Client received 100% value of undisclosed asset, based on current valuation (3 x higher than value at liquidation 15 years earlier)

The opposing party failed to disclose community property assets to spouse and the court; liquidated community property assets without knowledge or consent of spouse

Award of Child Support Arrearages after discovery of Falsified Financial Documents

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OUTCOME: Recovery of all unpaid child support based on actual income; plus 10% interest

For more than 10 years, the opposing party falsified tax documents shared annually with ex-spouse to show significantly lower income to reduce child support payments.