I practice family law because I love it. I am passionate about enforcing children’s rights of constant access to quality parenting from both parents. I am deeply offended by the increasing abuse of restraining orders, and work tirelessly to protect our clients against fraudulent domestic violence claims. Finally, I am committed to speaking to our clients in English, rather than in “Legalese,” and to involving our clients in every major decision affecting their cases.

Areas of Expertise:

• Family Law
• Child Custody and Visitation Disputes
  • Child Custody Evaluations & Psychological Evaluations
  • Preparation for Family Court Services Mediation and Private Child Custody Mediation
  • Supervised Visitation Issues
  • Interstate Jurisdiction Conflicts
  • International Abduction to include those Covered under the Hague Convention
• Child Support/Spousal Support
  
  • Child Support Modifications (known as “Order to Show Cause” hearings)
  • Initial and Pre-Trial Spousal Support Orders (known as Order to Show Cause hearings)
  • Modification of Spousal Support Orders to include Post-judgment Modifications
  • Representation at Trial re: Spousal Support and Marital Standard of Living
  • Military Pay and Other Military Issues
  • Unemployed and Under-Employed Spouses, and imputed income issues
  • Request for Vocational Evaluations
  • Property Division
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Post Nuptial Agreements
  • Representation in Department of Child Support Services (DCSS)
• Paternity
  • Step-parent Adoptions
  • Presumed Mother and Father Issues
  • Paternity Testing
  • Attorney-Supervised Uncontested Paternity Actions
• Restraining Orders
  
  • Applications for General Restraining Orders and Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (TRO’s and DVRO’s)
  • Defense against Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
• Child Dependency (“Children’s Court”)
• Guardianship

Education:

• University of California San Francisco, Hastings College of Law; Juris Doctor.
• University of California San Diego. Economics.

Involvement within the Community:

• Consultant for the Local Chapter of the Coalition of Parent Support on issues of Child Custody & Support
• Professional Child Custody Monitor Trained and Certified by the Superior Court
• Member of Children’s Right Council of California to reform statewide child support laws
• Chair of the Speaker’s Bureau Committee for the original Board of Directors for the Coalition for Cooperative Divorce
• Family Law Court Mediator
• Juvenile Dependency Court Panel Attorney
• Family Law Court Judge Pro Tempore

Hobbies & Interests:

• Martial Arts
• Public Speaking
• Travel

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