by Richard A. Marcus | Mar 25, 2021 | With Your Family in Mind
Avoiding Bitter Custody Battles One of the more horrific stories in the news this week was the salon shooting in Seal Beach, California. It was alleged that at least eight people were killed by a man enraged over a custody battle. Issues of custody commonly arise in...
by Richard A. Marcus | Feb 24, 2021 | With Your Family in Mind
College, Chocolate Cake, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Infallibility of Attorneys We attorneys have a clause in our retainer agreements which explains that while we may provide an opinion about your case, we do not provide a guaranty. In other words, we are not...
by Richard A. Marcus | Jan 26, 2021 | With Your Family in Mind
Judicial Admissions and the Importance of Truthful Pleading For those of you who follow my monthly columns, you know that most of my topics are related to Family Law practice and procedure. This month however, the topic is one which transcends Family Law practice....
by Richard A. Marcus | Dec 23, 2020 | With Your Family in Mind
A Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy That is a song by the Kinks touting an important message about fame. While I am neither a rock and roll god nor even famous for that matter, it is my belief that the Davies Boys probably got it right. I couldn’t sleep last night, and with the...
by Richard A. Marcus | Nov 24, 2020 | With Your Family in Mind
Spousal Support And Fault Can a judge “punish” a party in a divorce case through the award of spousal support based upon alleged indiscretions during the marriage? As a general rule, judges do not “punish” parties. There may be the exception of Family Code § 271...
