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Court Upholds Termination of Waitress Attacked by Supervisor

A blog post about a case involving a waitress being verbally and physically attacked by a supervisor, and then being terminated by the restaurant six days later.

Why the Date of Separation is important.

The Date of Separation is important because after that date, all property acquired by a spouse is their separate property.

Child Custody/visitation

How do you get child custody and visitation?

Separate Property reimbursements may come from Community Property assets

You can be reimbursed for community property expenses you paid out of your own separate property.

Elements of Defamation: What You Need to Know

A blog post about defamation, defenses to defamation, and when actual malice must be proven.

Criminal acts of one spouse may affect the responsibility of the other to pay spousal support.

One spouse's criminal conviction may alleviate the other spouse's obligations to pay spousal support or restitution. See also the posting for "Felony conviction of one spouse" for a different take on this issue.

Spousal Support may continue to be paid so long as the receiver is not married.

How to account for bonus income under the case of Marriage of Ostler & Smith (1990) 223 Cal.App.3d 33,

Spousal Support may continue to be paid so long as the receiver is not married.

The marriage that stops the obligation to pay spousal support must be a "real" marriage and not an "apparent" marriage. If no marriage license is issued, it is not a marriage.

Can my spouse keep me on medical insurance after the divorce?

Your spouse may be required to keep you on medical insurance under certain circumstances.

The Economic Loss Doctrine: An Overview

A blog post about what economic loss is and when it is recoverable as damages.

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