Family,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 29, 2016
New law jettisons controversial divorce ruling
SB 1255, which becomes effective in January, replaces a state high court ruling that a couple living under the same roof could not be considered "separate and apart" until one of the parties moved out of the home.
Maya Shulman
Principal
Shulman Family Law Group
24025 Park Sorrento #310
Calabasas , CA 91302
Phone: (818) 222-0010
Fax: (818) 222-0310
Email: mshulman@sflg.us
Univ of West Los Angeles
In addition to adoption issues, Maya's firm handles all aspects of family law including divorce litigation and mediation, finances and property. Among the firm’s extensive clientele are celebrities, sports figures and business executives.
It's a sad fact many estranged California couples live with each other for years. Their marriages are shot but they stay together, emotionally separated and loveless, in order to keep a roof over their heads or raise their children.
For many years, the family courts were sympathetic to that reality. They agreed that the couple could legally separate but remain under the same roof.
Last year, in In re Marriage of Davis, 2015 DJDAR 8320, the California Supreme Court turn...
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