Marlo Van Oorschot is interviewed by Yahoo! about Kim Kardashian’s divorce from Kris Humphries as well as Kim’s and Kanye West’s recent baby news: Will Kim Kardashian Divorce Kris Humphries Before

PART THREE:  CIVILITY BETWEEN LAWYERS AND JUDGES The past two weeks I discussed the issues of civility between lawyers and civility between parties. If incivility exists between lawyers or between

PART TWO:  CIVILITY BETWEEN PARTIES Last week I discussed the issue of civility between opposing lawyers and how the lack of civility can fuel a case – like throwing grease

PART ONE:  CIVILITY BETWEEN LAWYERS Civility is defined as something said or done in a formally polite way.  Many people involved in litigation would say that civility at trial does

November 6, 2012 is Election Day. Finally. However, many families have been affected (and continue to be affected) by the decade long war, regardless of who is elected. There are

Social media and the Internet continue to be a troubling topic in litigation.  This technology in family law matters is dangerous because the opposing party and lawyers are scouring the

Family law cases can easily be over-litigated – I refer to this as using an assault rifle on a gold fish in his bowl.  This occurs because family law is

Helen Keller said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”  This really sums up litigation in family law.  So often, the parties and/or their

In last week’s blog post, I discussed how to maintain privacy from your spouse during a divorce proceeding. But any such proceeding raises a second concern: what about protecting your

Reprinted from the July 17, 2012 Los Angeles Daily Journal, Marlo Van Oorschot’s article titled “Are pets part of the family?” explores the evolving law as pet disputes become more prevalent.