Updates From the Family Law Forum of Southern California
As Family Laws evolve and change, Leon F. Bennett and his legal team will stay on top of news and notes from the Family Law industry as it relates to California legal issues that affect you or someone you may know. If you have any questions about past or present legal matters, please call us for a free consultation. We will fight for what’s best for you and your family.
The Different Challenges of a Same-Sex Divorce
In California, the right for a same-sex couple to legally marry was once-and-for-all enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned [...]
How Changes to 2019 Spousal Support Tax Laws Effect Spouses
As the holidays fade into memories, that most sobering time of the New Year takes center stage - tax filings. [...]
Protecting Victims of Abuse With a Domestic Violence Restraining Order
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior that creates a systematic pattern [...]
LACFLA Names Leon F. Bennett 2016 President
Leon F. Bennett named President of Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (LOS ANGELES, CA.) – Family law attorney Leon [...]
What is Collaborative Divorce and is it Right for Me?
The ugly truth: in today's society, roughly half of all marriages end in divorce. Unfortunately for those involved, the traditional [...]
Did the Judicial System Fail Susan Powell’s Boys?
By now we have all heard the horrendous news. Brothers Charlie and Braden Powell, sons of missing Utah mother Susan [...]
Why Did Kim File For Divorce, Not Annulment?
After 72 days of marriage, Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kris Humphries. There will be debate about whether [...]
The Psycho Ex Wife Blogger – He May Win the Battle, But Lose the War
Did you happen to catch this story on the Today show earlier this week? http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041445/ns/today-parenting/#44072401 I was appalled to hear [...]
Mediation – What’s It All About?
Mediation is the new “buzz word” in family law, but what does it really mean? Many jurisdictions now require that [...]