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Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Top O’ the Mornin to Ya!  With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would table divorce stuff for another week and share a little bit about what the day means to me and why.      You might figure that with a name like Barney, I have some Irish...

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Divorce and Taking a Moment to Breathe.

Divorce and Taking a Moment to Breathe.

It is a Friday morning, and come noon I am going to sneak out of the office, drive up to Dana Point and catch a ferry over to Catalina Island.  If you have not been to Catalina, it is like a Mediterranean desert isle with hillsides dotted in pastel colored houses,...

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Realtors and Divorce

Realtors and Divorce

One often challenging issue in divorce is sorting out what will happen to the family residence.  I have written prior blogs about some of the options and considerations, including one spouse moving forward with a buyout, deferring the sale until the market is better...

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Police Dogs, Bar Exams and Divorce Mediation

Police Dogs, Bar Exams and Divorce Mediation

This past weekend I was cleaning up some old files and I happened across a copy of my old bar exam dated Tuesday morning, July 28, 1992.  I didn’t even realize that I had kept a copy, yet here it was over 30 years later, reminding me of my beginnings in the law.  At...

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Credit Card Perks and Divorce.

Credit Card Perks and Divorce.

In a recent study it was reported that nearly half of American households use credit cards to earn perks such as cash back, points to use toward purchases, and travel miles.  Credit card companies entice users to run up debt so that substantial interest can be earned...

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Divorce and the Needs of Adult Children.

Divorce and the Needs of Adult Children.

For many of us parents who have adult children we recognize that our children don’t magically become fully self-sufficient when they turn 18 and graduate from high school.  When couples divorce in California the legal requirement to support them (unless they are...

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Full Disclosure and Divorce.

Full Disclosure and Divorce.

In my ongoing efforts to simplify the process of divorce, I have boiled it down into four basic steps.  First, getting educated on the law and the issues.  Second, the exchange of a thorough and complete disclosure.  Third, resolving the issues through settlement or...

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