Family
May 10, 2024
'You have been sued' - and other unwitting insults of the procedural divorce
SB 1427 passed on the consent calendar in the California State Senate on May 9, 2024, and has been referred to the State Assembly. It is an important step towards making California's family law processes more consistent with the policy of encouraging peaceful and fair resolution of disputes.
Jennifer Winestone
Mediator
Winestone Mediation, PC
Family Law
Jennifer Winestone is a family law mediator at Winestone Mediation, PC, and lecturer at USC Gould Law School
Jeffery S. Jacobson
Attorney and Mediator
Jacobson Family Law and Mediation
Specialist in Family Law
Senate Bill 1427, introduced by Senator Ben Allen on Feb. 16, 2024, would create the option of a joint petition process where spouses, who are committed to resolving their divorce or legal separation without judicial intervention, can begin the process in a manner consistent with that goal.
Why is this so important? Getting a divorce poses great challenges – requiring various degrees of financial, social, and emotional disentanglement. In ...
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