Family Law
ADLI Secured Favorable Settlements in Six Cases Last Week
Not all litigation is created equal. It is true that litigation can be time consuming and costly. But it is also true that 98% of cases are resolved prior to trial. At ADLI, we focus on the cost-benefit analysis of taking a case to trial from the perspective of our clients. When it becomes apparent that the…
Domestic Violence Restraining Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, everyone in our communities have been instructed to stay at home. Schools and businesses are closed, and many are trying to work from home. This new normal combined with the stress of the financial instability facing almost everyone, may cause a strain on relationships. In relationships that are vulnerable…
California Child Custody During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Child custody cases are stressful to begin with. With the current Coronavirus Pandemic, the state’s shelter in place directive, and the closure of schools and childcare centers, parents are experiencing added stress and uncertainty. Many parents may have questions as to how to proceed under these circumstances. Below are some common questions and their answers:…
ADLI Family Law Recovers a $1.25 Million Judgment for Client
The case, spearheaded by Marina Manoukian (ADLI’s Head of Family Law), involved domesticating an out-of-state judgment, to collect $1.33 million owed. The judgment debtor owned a debt-free vacation property that he was attempting to liquidate so that he could avoid paying the assigned judgment. Manoukian was able to freeze the funds by obtaining an ex-parte…
Child Custody – Does the Child Get a Say?
Child Custody is one of the most important issues to be decided in a martial dissolution case. Indeed, parents going through divorce may end up spending tens of thousands of dollars and countless sleepless nights fighting over child custody and visitation. The issue of child custody has two components: (1) legal custody, and (2) physical…
Update on Who Gets the Dog in the Divorce
Last year, I wrote about who gets the family pet in divorces in California. Apparently, the topic was also important to lawmakers in Illinois. They passed a bill that would allow the courts in Illinois to make determinations of who gets the family pet based on the well-being of the animal. Below is the language…
New Law Requires Children Under 15 to Have an Attorney Before They Are Allowed to Waive Their Miranda Rights
It is a parent’s worst nightmare for their child to be arrested and possibly prosecuted for a crime. In 2015, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made an estimated 921,600 arrests of persons under the age of 18, which is a decrease compared to 2006. Nevertheless, for parents, how children are treated by law enforcement…
California Appellate Court Clarifies the Standard Necessary for Modification of Parenting Or Visitation Arrangement
On October 30, 2017m the 2nd District Court of Appeal in the case of In re Marriage of Furie 2017 Cal.Ap.. LEXIS 946 held that a “change of circumstances” is not necessary to modify a parenting or visitation arrangement not amount to a change of custody. Although the requested modification in that case involved was…
Can My Child Decide Who He/She Wants to Live With?
Child Custody is one of the most important issues to be decide in a martial dissolution matters. Indeed, parents going through divorce may end up spending tens of thousands of dollars and countless sleepless nights fighting over child custody and visitation. The issue of child custody has two components: (1) legal custody; and (2) physical…
Court of Appeal Affirms LA Superior Court’s Decision Not to Allow Husband to Modify Support Obligation Based on a Transfer of His Business to Current Wife and Claimed Retirement
The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed Judge Larua L. Siegle’s denial of a request for modification of support in the case of In re Marriage of Kevin J. and Cathy Berman (http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B272324.PDF), wherein the husband who owned a private investigation firm, had remarried and when he turned 65 years old, he handed the business…