California trails other states in recognizing cultural marriage contracts and pre-marital agreements such as dowry and mahr. Despite the maturity of its statehood and diversity of its population, judicial opinions on cultural marriage cases have been less informed than expected.
Married Until Annulment Do Us Part – Cultural Divorce Part X, is the tenth Of Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING Series Published In The Daily Journal. In this Part, I will provide a list of causes
11th ANNUAL CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN FAMILY LAW PRACTICE: CONVIVENCIA – CHALLENGES TO FAMILY HARMONY IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD The annual event took place on Saturday July 29, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA.Presenters included: Abbas
Understanding and Litigating Bigamy – Cultural Divorce Part IX, is the Ninth Of Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING Series Published In The Daily Journal. In California, bigamy results from fraud or mistake. It is fraudulent
Marrying your mother-in-law is forbidden in Iran, but not in California. An Iranian client asked, “Can I marry my mother-in-law?” In Iran and many other Islamic (and non-Islamic countries) the answer is simple – No.
Date of Separation – Cultural Divorce Part VII is the seventh of Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING series published in The Daily Journal. The “date of separation” is the subject of my 7th article on Cultural
Cultural Date of Marriage is the sixth of Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING series published In The Daily Journal. I believe Cultural interest and attributions to the marriage created before it’s solemnization and regeneration. Considering California’s
Date of Marriage is the fifth of Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING series published in The Daily Journal. The date of marriage is one of the first pieces of information needed when filing form FL100 California
Attorney Fees and Compensation is the fourth of Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING series published in The Daily Journal. In Part IV of the Culturally Speaking – Cultural Divorce series (Los Angles Daily Journal) I introduce
Retainer Without Malpractice is the third in Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING series published in The Daily Journal. The attorney-client agreement in a cultural divorce must be handled with well-informed efforts to prevent misunderstandings and to
Cultural Divorce Part II: Not all interviews are made equal is the second of Abbas Hadjian’s CULTURALLY SPEAKING series published in The Daily Journal. In Cultural Divorce Part II, Abbas Hadjian provides more detail of
Cultural Divorce Part I: Introduction by Abbas Hadjian, includes important conduct considerations for successful cultural divorces. Cultural attitudes regarding divorce