Happy Mother’s Day to All Our Mothers

Happy Mother’s Day to you Moms.  The world is a better place because of you.  I hope that each and every one of you has a wonderful Mother’s Day, doing whatever it is you choose to do today, whether it is being with your children or not.  Since my children are grown and have families [...]

Divorce Takes Down the Internet on California’s Mendocino County Coast

It’s not often that you hear about the internet services down for hundreds of people because of a divorce, but that is exactly what is happening on the Mendocino Coast when Esplanade internet service dropped from the airwaves last month, its 300 microwave-based wireless customers between Elk and Gualala were left scrambling to find a [...]

California Family Law Attorney and Her Client Killed by Client’s Husband

Family Law attorney Judith Soley, 65, and her client were gunned down at a Bass Lake restaurant Feb. 16 by the client’s husband, who later turned the gun on himself.  Ms. Soley and Sandra Williamson, 65, her client, were leaving a restaurant during a break in court proceedings when Williamson’s estranged husband, James, began beating Soley, [...]

Sonoma County Beach Wedding

This young couple started out their married lives with the funniest wedding day(s) imaginable.  They picked a beach wedding in October and it turned out to be the storm of the year on their special day.  From there, it just kept getting more exciting.  Check out their wedding video that has gone viral. If your [...]

Divorce Insurance, Say What?

Okay, I don’t know where I was in August of this year, ( I really do know) but apparently I wasn’t paying attention to that there was a new insurance to be had, Divorce Insurance.  This novel insurance became available for the first time in America on August 5, 2010, with the launch of the [...]

Get Organized With Gmail’s New Features « Cyber-Esq.

Get Organized With Gmail’s New Features « Cyber-Esq.  A great article written by my friend and colleague, Eric G. Young, with a little input from yours truly.  Be sure to check it out! via Get Organized With Gmail’s New Features « Cyber-Esq..

Women and Voting, Remember the Suffrage Movement?

Today I received an email from my mother telling the short story of the suffragists and their struggle to allow women the right to vote. It made me think about what is going on in our world right now and how our young people and especially our young women, are not interested in voting in [...]

Proud of Family, No Matter How Old They Are

While this blog is not really about Family Law, it is about family and recognizing when our children make you proud, no matter what age they are. My son Dale and his other half, Misty, recently went on a Poker Run in Plumas County.  If you are not familiar with a Poker Run, participants meet [...]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, otherwise known as DVAM.  As domestic violence is on the increase, I wanted to focus on two groups, teens and returning war veterans. TEENS AND WHERE THEY CAN TURN FOR HELP   Many teens do not understand or recognize the signs of abuse and don’t know where to turn [...]

Custody Battle Nets Ex-Wife 7-14 Years in Jail

A bizarre story out of New Hampshire about a plotting ex-wife and her years of lies regarding her ex-husband.  Judge Kenneth McHugh said Ruggiero’s attempt to set up her ex-husband and use the legal system as a weapon was unlike any other case he has seen. “There’s a lot of people, usually women, who have [...]