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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
