by Richard A. Marcus | Aug 27, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
The Danger of Doing Nothing My kids and I were sitting around a week or so ago and one of them proposed that we play a game. The game is each person asks a question to everyone else in the room and the person asking the question has to answer it also. It was just...
by Richard A. Marcus | Jul 22, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
What to Do When the Judge is Smarter than your Opposing Counsel Lawyers have war stories. This past week has been chocked full of them for me. A problem we lawyers sometime encounter is when the Judge is considerably brighter than the opposing counsel. ...
by Richard A. Marcus | Jun 26, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
The Patty Smythe Stink Eye This is my first “new article” since the “Tahiti” one. I apologize for that. The 80’s in retrospect, was an incredible time. Especially for music. One of my favorite female singers, Scandel’s Patty Smythe (I am The Warrior), not to be...
by Richard A. Marcus | May 26, 2019 | With Your Family in Mind
The Kiss of Death in Family Law Cases Everyone has the right to appeal. Keep in mind that about 98 percent of all cases settle at some point. A small percentage of cases do go to trial, and a percentage of those cases will be appealed. Family law cases are different...
by Richard A. Marcus | Apr 25, 2019 | 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...
