AFCC-CA President’s Message ~ May 2024
by David Blacker, JD, CFLS
Dear Esteemed AFCC-California Members, The world generally and the world in which we work can sometimes seem like a…
AFCC-CA INSIGHTS
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Survey of 2023 Domestic Violence Cases and Statutes
by Nancy K. D. Lemon
Presented at the February 2024 AFCC-CA annual conference in San…
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ASK THREE MENTORS: Which collaterals are typically most and least helpful as witnesses in custody disputes, and why?
by Hon. Michael Bishay , Lyn R. Greenberg, Ph.D., ABPP , Deborah H. Wald, Esq., CFLS
edited by Laura Ramsey “Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer…
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Read About AFCC California’s Mentorship Outreach Committee
by Kenneth Perlmutter, Ph.D.
The Mentorship Outreach Committee of AFCC California (MOC) is a…
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Announcing the 2023 Recipient of AFCC California’s Joseph Drown Award for Outstanding Services to Children – Family Violence Appellate Project
by Michelene Insalaco, Esq., CFLS
The Drown award is given by the California Chapter of…
- Topics:
- Domestic Violence
- Drown Award
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Member Spotlight: The Honorable Christopher R. Bowen
by Michelene Insalaco, Esq., CFLS
In this edition of Insights, we spotlight former AFCC-CA Board…
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A Biglaw Partner’s Journey Through Clinical Depression
by Kent A. Halkett, JD
Originally published in the ABA Journal in April of 2021.…
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- Mental Health
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Aren’t We All in This Together? The Little Conference That Could
by Comm. Louise Bayles-Fightmaster, Ret. , David Blacker, JD, CFLS , Frank Davis, Ph.D.
The title of the conference was “Aren’t we all in…
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Update on Child Custody Evaluations During the Pandemic: Practice, Process and Viability
by Kenneth Perlmutter, Ph.D.
Last October, subsequent to a presentation I gave to the…
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- COVID-19
- Custody Evaluators
- Evaluations
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What I Have Learned in 44 Years of Investigating and Litigating Custody Matters Where Child Sexual Abuse and Family Violence is Alleged or Suspected
by Seth L. Goldstein, JD
You cannot trust what you see and hear: children deny;…
- Topics:
- Custody
- Domestic Violence
- Expert Testimony
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AFCC-CA Statement Against Anti-Asian Hate
by AFCC-CA Board of Directors
AFCC-CA believes it is important to take a firm a…
- Topics:
- AFCC-CA Board
- Bias
- DEI Council
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ASK THREE MENTORS: How can professionals involved with high-conflict custody disputes compartmentalize/ensure that work stress and concerns do not carry over to one’s personal life?
by David Donner, JD , Comm. Marjorie Slabach, Ret. , Philip M. Stahl, Ph.D., ABPP
“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for…
- Topics:
- Custody
- Mental Health
- Psychology
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Legislative Update
by Editor
Dear AFCC-CA Members and Friends – We are sending a…
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- Custody
- Legislation
- Visitation
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AFCC-CA President’s Message ~ August 2021
by Hon. Mark A. Juhas
There was finally a light at the end of the…
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Stacking the Deck in Favor of Children: What to do When the World Goes Haywire
by Comm. Marjorie Slabach, Ret. , Matthew J. Sullivan, Ph.D.
On November 10, 2020, one week after Election Day, and…
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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…
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ASK THREE MENTORS: Three Things Attorneys Can do to Assist their Clients to Reduce Conflict in Custody Cases
by Hon. Dianna Gould-Saltman , Lyn R. Greenberg, Ph.D., ABPP , Michael J. Kretzmer, JD, CFLS, AAML
“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for…
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- Custody
- Trial Practice
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Message From The Editor
by Michelene Insalaco, Esq., CFLS
We’re excited to issue this latest edition of our newsletter…
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AFCC-CA Statement Regarding George Floyd, Police Reform, Black Lives Matter, and Detention and Family Separation of Immigrant Children
by AFCC-CA Board of Directors
It has been over four months since George Floyd’s death…
- Topics:
- AFCC-CA Board
- Bias
- Custody
- Mental Health