Archives for July, 2010

Jul 31, 2010

Courts Have the Power to Restrict Parents Speech

AN ORDER RESTRAINING A PARENT FROM “INTERFERING” WITH THE OTHER PARENT’S PARENTING TIME IS NEITHER AMBIGUOUS NOR UNCONSTITUTIONALLY OVERBROAD.

In family law cases, courts have the power to restrict speech to promote the welfare of the children.

Irmo Hartmann (2010) ___ Cal.App.4th ___(CA 2/6 – Opinion filed June 23, 2010)

In a recent divorce and child custody case the Husband asked the court to issue a restraining order preventing Wife from interfering with his custodial time. Husband complained that Wife told the children every detail of the trial, told them that he lied to the court and told them they do not have to follow the court’s orders. She also told the children their father lied to reduce his child support obligation. In October 2007, after an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found Wife treated the court orders as if they were a “work in progress.”

Jul 28, 2010

Divorce Clustering – Are You at Risk?

The increased incidence of divorce among those whose friends or family are divorced.

According to a new study, reported by Tracy McVeigh in The Observer, divorce is catching:

The researchers have called it “divorce clustering” and say that a split up between immediate friends increases your own chances of getting divorced by 75%. The effect drops to 33% if the divorce is between friends of a friend, what the researchers call two degrees of separation, then disappears almost completely at three degrees of separation. It is not only the marital status of friends but also siblings and colleagues which has a significant effect on how long your own marriage might last. Breaking up will catch on among your friends, and the more divorcees you know, the higher your own chances of becoming one.

The research comes from sociologists and psychologists from three North American universities who have examined statistics from a group of individuals over a 32-year period. They looked at the effect of divorce among peer groups on an individual’s own risk of divorce and found a clear process of what the scientists called “social contagion.” The study was carried out by academics Rose McDermott at Brown University, James Fowler at the University of California and Nicholas Christakis at Harvard.

What Happens During a Divorce? Find Out in This California Divorce Time Line

Jul 26, 2010

California Marriage, Family, and Divorce Facts and Statistics

You’ll find more than just California marriage and divorce rates here. We’ve compiled a thorough list of California marriage, family, and divorce facts and statistics from only trusted sources.

Fact: California established its first divorce law in 1851, which stated that the grounds for divorce included impotence, adultery, extreme cruelty, desertion or neglect, habitual intemperance, fraud, and conviction for a felony. (1)

Jul 22, 2010

Signs You Need to Find a New Divorce Lawyer

Firing your divorce lawyer is not as complicated as you might think. Just look at the divorce of Siohvaughn Wade, the estranged wife of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade. Siohvaughn has fired nine divorce lawyers in a little more than two years.

All joking aside, don’t take firing a divorce lawyer lightly. You should only do so if you are certain your attorney has negatively impacted your divorce case, and you are convinced things won’t get better with his or her representation.

Jul 19, 2010

10 Best Lunch Spots Near Orange County Courthouse

Hoping to grab a bite before your meet with your attorney at the courthouse? Just getting out of court and need a resting spot before you return home and fight that traffic? Don’t want to deal with the crowds at the justice center cafeteria?

Try one of these 10 lunch spots near the Lamoreaux Justice Center (341 City Drive in Orange). They’re some of our favorite nearby restaurants.

Jul 10, 2010

Hire a hit man to murder your spouse, go directly to jail. . Do not collect $200.00!!

Schwarzenegger Approves Spouse Protection Bill

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill to protect men and women from vengeful spouses. The governor on Friday signed AB2674 by Assemblyman Marty Block, a Democrat from San Diego. It says that spouses who solicit the murder of their husband or wife are not entitled to collect benefits in divorce proceedings. The bill was inspired by the true-life story of a Pomona police detective, John Pomroy. His ex-wife collected about $70,000 from the couple’s estate after she was convicted of soliciting a hit man to murder him in 2003.

Until now, California’s no-fault divorce code was silent on such efforts. A couple’s shared assets are usually split evenly during a divorce. The bill takes effect in January.

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