Trabolsi & Levy, a port in the divorce storm

How many of you have heard of Trabolsi & Levy? They are Southern California lawyers with a talent? The “talent,” you ask, is what? Avi and Ilene will represent you and at the same time both of these lawyers are very much aware of your feelings as to...

Tiger and Elin lawyer up

Tiger Woods has hired Marty Singer of the very prestigious firm of Lavely & Singer. Hiring someone like Marty Singer is sending a serious message to all those who find screwing with Tiger Woods fun…the fun has ended, just ask Marty. I am very familiar with...

Divorce is no holiday for anyone

The holidays are approaching and the hatred and misery are alive and well in divorce court. As always I made my rounds and sat and listened to the former lovers and now the parents of children, who will argue over almost anything. “I get him back dirty,”...

A Major Minor’s Counsel

Never ever…or at least seldom…do I refuse to change my mind or position on any subject. Including my thoughts and beliefs on divorce. The other day I was in Commissioner Scott Gordons courtroom and I was listening to Jeff Sklan, Lawyer, bury his...

“730 Evaluation”: a joke with no laughs

Today I would love to discuss the “730 Evaluation,” aka as “hold your bloomers, there comes a wind.” A 730 evaluation is when you jump into the murky waters of what we call family law courts. The “730” is only one of those surprises...

A reader shares her all-too-familiar divorce tale

Here’s a story that I would like to share so that hopefully it can help others. On September 26, 2007 my husband had his lawyer send me a letter (I did not even know he had a lawyer and my children also knew nothing). It said he wanted the children 7 out of 14...