Family law continues to evolve in response to real-world challenges that traditional legal structures were never designed to address. Beginning January 1, 2026, California will introduce an important new tool: Assembly Bill 495 (AB 495), the Family Preparedness Plan...
PERSONAL MATTERS.
PERSONALIZED APPROACH.
Conservatorships
Wendy Williams: High-Profile Guardianship
Wendy Williams is an influential figure in American media, known for her dynamic presence as a radio host, television talk show host, actress, and author. She first gained prominence on the radio, where she built a reputation for her outspoken, unfiltered style. In...
What’s the Difference Between Conservatorship and Guardianship?
Guardianship and conservatorship both refer to one person being responsible for another. The main key difference between the two is that a conservatorship is the appointment of a conservator for an adult and a guardianship is the appointment of legal authority over a...
Family Law Hearings 101
Throughout your family law matter, there are many different types of hearings you may encounter. The process of modifying child custody or going through a dissolution can come in all flavors and lengths and levels of difficulty. It is best to understand the different...
Behind the Gypsy Rose Blanchard Case: Family Law’s Role
I’m sure everyone has heard of Gypsy Rose Blanchard in one way or another at this point with her recent media tour and a new lifetime documentary regarding her life. If you are unaware of who Gypsy Rose is let me give you a little background on who she is and why her...
How to Use Discovery to Drive Settlement
“Discovery” is the process of obtaining information for determining the applicable claims, defenses, and information which may be used in anticipation of trial. This can include serving requests for written responses from a particular party to the litigation to be...
Legally Blonde: Fact or Fiction?
Legally blonde – we know her, we love her, but how accurate is she? Legally blonde is actually one of the movies I loved and influenced on me becoming a lawyer. Elle Woods was an icon and made the legal field look exhilarating, rewarding, and just overall fun. The...
How to Get the Most Out of Working with an Attorney
There are often points of disagreement or a moment in your case that stands out as to where it started to go downhill or instances where you wished you made a different decision or choice that could have changed the outcome of your entire matter. Below is a list of...
Discovery & Hidden Information
It is often the case in all litigation and particularly Family Law litigation that there may be a party that has potentially less than truthful as what documents, information, or evidence they may have to support their positions. It is common especially where...
Don’t Hide the Golden Ticket
As an attorney, I’m always looking for that one slam dunk piece of evidence a client can provide me to win their entire case. I can spend hours and hours brainstorming, digging through past pleadings, doing discovery, meeting and conferring with Opposing Counsel, and...

