February 17, 2021 Covid and Its Impact on the Courts: What do our Chief Justice, the Legislature and Various Stakeholders Have to Say? by Michele Brown, Esq., CFLS The Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees of the California State… Topics: Case Law Conferences, Trainings & Events COVID-19 read more
May 1, 2017 SAFE FROM SANCHEZ by Hon. Robert A. Schnider, Ret. In People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665, the California Supreme… Topics: Case Law Custody Evaluators Trial Practice read more
July 1, 2016 Legal and Psychological Issues Raised by California’s Multi-Parent Statute by Nancy W. Olesen, Ph.D. , Deborah H. Wald, Esq., CFLS On October 4, 2013, Governor Brown signed a historic bill… Topics: Case Law Grandparent Visitation Legislation Multi-Parent Custody Trial Practice read more
December 1, 2015 THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF MEDIATION CONFIDENTIALITY IN CALIFORNIA by Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret.) , Forest S. Mosten, Esq., CFLS , Elizabeth Potter Scully, JD, CFLS A principal purpose [of mediation confidentiality] is to assure prospective… Topics: Case Law Mediation read more
December 1, 2015 California Legislature Heightens Standards for Admissibility of Child Custody Evaluations by Leslie Ellen Shear, CFLS, CALS, IAML Child custody evaluators who fail to fully comply with California… Topics: Case Law Custody Evaluators Evaluations Legislation read more