A U.S. Tax Court has ruled that a Father could not claim dependency exemption for his children.
Oct 28, 2011
United States Tax Court has ruled that although a divorce judgment entitled Father to claim dependency exemptions for his two children, he may not do so because Mother refused to sign I.R.S. Form 8332 ...
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Father's partnership distribution is community property because it was earned during the marriage.
Oct 21, 2011
In a partial reversal, a California Court of Appeals has ruled that Trial Court made a mistake by determining that all of Fathers law partnership distribution was his separate property because Father e...
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A high earning father with primary custody of child must still pay child support to mother.
Oct 16, 2011
A California Appellate Court has ruled that a Trial Court did not err in declining to order severe cut in child support payments where Father was a very high earner, Mothers major source of income was ...
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Family Home is community property even though Wife signed a deed putting it in Husband's sole name.
Oct 16, 2011
Distinguishing the cases ofIn re Marriage of Haines and Mathews, a California Appellate Court has ruled that a Trial Court did not err in finding that the family home acquired in Fathers sole name in o...
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A California statute concerning validity of prenuptial agreements cannot be applied retroactively.
Jul 04, 2011
A California Appellate Court has ruled that a Trial Court was wrong in applying California Family Code Section 1612(c), retroactively to invalidate a spousal support waiver in a prenuptial agreement th...
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Trial Court cannot deny move because it feels that custodial parent would not move without the child
Jul 04, 2011
A California Court of Appeals has ruled that a Trial Court erred by issuing an order denying a Mothers motion to relocate with the parties child and maintaining the custody status quo where its order w...
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A California Appellate Court has ruled that a father with custody should have been allowed to move.
May 22, 2011
A California Appellate Court has ruled that a Trial Court was wrong in denying Father's motion to move to Washington State with the parties' minor child because it unduly focused on the effect of the m...
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Recent Changes Related to California Family Law.
May 07, 2011
New bills (effective January 1, 2011, unless otherwise indicated) made important changes to existing family law statutes:
AB 1050 (Ch 187, Ma) Child's preference as to custody and visitation:
C...
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California Appellate Court has ruled that Mother’s lawyer's conduct justified sanctions against her.
May 07, 2011
A California Court of Appeals has ruled that Trial Court did not make a mistake by denying Mother's motion for California Family Code Section 271 sanctions and granting Father's motion for such sanctio...
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Mother's back child support claim loses to Father's white-collar crime victims' restitution claims.
Apr 24, 2011
A California Appellate Court has ruled that a Trial Court did not err in concluding that Mother's claim for child support arrearages did not have priority over the restitution claims of Father's white-...
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