Before the economy crashed in 2008, disputing parties were less willing to open their financials for scrutiny, Cahill said.
But nowadays, he added, with one party or another pleading poverty, "People are more open about letting people look at their books."
There is a good chance that they are indeed hurting, Cahill said.
Retired as a San Francisco County Superior Court judge, Cahill has been a neutral for a dozen years an...
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