Family Law Mediation Articles
What is Coercive Control And Is It Domestic Violence?
California has amended the Domestic Violence Prevent Act in 2021 to clarify that “disturbing the peace of the other party” as a basis for obtaining a Domestic Violence Restraining Order includes “coercive control.” Examples of coercive control include, but are not limited to, unreasonably engaging in any of the following: Isolating the other party…
Continue Reading What is Coercive Control And Is It Domestic Violence?
Pet Custody
For many families, pets are members of the family. Pets appear in holiday cards, social media postings along with other family members, and are cared for as faithful companions. On the other hand, California Family Law historically viewed pets as personal property, no different than an inanimate objection, and assigned ownership like another property…
Limited Scope Representation
The Law Offices of Philip A. Wasserman offers Limited-scope representation to clients. This means that you can have Mr. Wasserman handle some parts of your case and you will handle others. While this is different than the more traditional arrangement where an attorney handles all aspects of the case from start to finish, Limited Scope…
Prenuptial Agreements
Would you pay twice for the same thing? How about paying twice for your house? Unfortunately, that is exactly what some divorced spouses end up doing when they get married for a second time without a prenuptial agreement. Why? Because from the moment you get married, your new spouse begins to acquire a community property…
Protecting Yourself
As our life spans increase, there is some anecdotal evidence that divorce rates among couples over 60 years old are rising. I’ve seen this in my own practice in the last couple of years. With the kids grown and on their own, the issues in divorce over 60 usually come down to division of property…
The Common and Not-so-Common
One common and one not-so-common issue in divorce cases: What about drug testing in family law cases? The California Family Code does not permit courts in custody and visitation proceedings to order drug testing by means of hair follicle test of a parent, even when the court has determined that parent is engaged in habitual,…
