Here’s an interview I did about why I do what I do, and what it is like. The website is for lawyers thinking about changing areas of the law, maybe they want to become a divorce or child custody attorney.
I believe that parents should be forced to take an equal division of time in their children’s care. Fathers should be required by law to take their children 50% of the time.
International work is challenging and exciting, and is a high stakes game. When we do international child custody work, it means late nights, early mornings and cross cultural discussions.
Men understand teams, and being a team member. This ad from Guinness Beer shows all that is great about men, their ability to fight tooth and nail for “their team” and then go have a Guinness and forget all about the game.
Turns out that Jiu Jitsu master Rodrigo Gracie needs some protection from the authorities ! He’s asked a Los Angeles Superior Court to issue a Temporary Restraining Order against a 5’3″ woman. Super smart move on his part!
Parents who are from different countries often have a problem when it comes to deciding what country the child will live in. It is not uncommon for couples who are sharing child custody to have one parent abduct the child and flee to America or from America to avoid having to deal with the other parent.
If you can’t afford an attorney, and you needto file a Domestic Violence Restraining Order you can do so in any court in the state, but I’m attaching a PDF of the Los Angeles County Pamphlet that lists addresses of help desk for you.
Thomson/Reuters has asked me to prepare a Minimum Continuing Legal Education webinar for their West Legal Ed Center to show other attorneys the issues presented when representing fathers and husbands in family court.