By Wallace Francis It started as a research exercise and turned into something I have never seen described anywhere in the legal press: two competing artificial intelligence systems, from two competing companies, engaged in a substantive disagreement about whether my law practice was adequately protecting attorney-client privilege, with my bar license as the stakes. Claude [...]
One of the salient features of family law cases is lying: parties lie, lawyers lie, witnesses lie. One of the other features is that people rarely get punished for it. The lying is so pervasive that it's often not possible for the court to sort out who is telling the truth without investing a [...]
As of Jan.1, 2024 a new law came into effect that clarifies existing ambiguity in the law regarding whether a party can engage in discovery in the context of Domestic Violence Restraining Order. Whereas before the answer depended upon what judge you went in front of and in what county, the new answer is [...]
One important aspect of any family law case is the relative competence of the attorneys involved, the therapists involved, the judicial officer, and if appointed, counsel for the minor children. It is not safe to assume that any one of these people necessarily know what they are doing in terms of being able to [...]
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation and emotional abuse in which a person seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, or sanity. It is often employed by individuals who have Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) or other personality disorders. [...]
Video on Divorced Co-Parenting During Covid-19 A client of mine asked me to sit down and answer some questions about the challenges of divorced parenting during Covid-19. The video is below but keep in mind this is not an easy topic to address as there really is no set standard yet. Hopefully my answers [...]
As of the writing of this article, 6,000 Americans will have died from COVID19. We are constantly being provided advice from multiple sources. The only thing good about being an attorney who practices the way I practice is that I have a somewhat better ability in discerning what is known, what is not known, and [...]
Since Californians have started to shelter-in-place my office has seen an uptick in telephone calls requesting information about divorce, custody, wills and trusts. With the loss of employment, the pressure created by social distancing and everyone at home, the cracks that may have already existed in the foundation of your relationship have almost certainly [...]
With people losing their jobs and schools being closed, and finally, a "shelter in place" order, tensions may arise in a domestic situation. Where domestic violence exists in a home, abused partners or spouses may feel they have nowhere to turn. If you are your loved ones are in danger you can ask for, [...]
