Electronically stored information (“ESI”) is information that is stored in technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. Electronic Discovery, or e-discovery, is the use of legal means to obtain ESI in the course of litigation for evidentiary purposes. Together, they constitute new, interesting and important considerations and challenges that overlay family […]
The recent federal tax overhaul provides in part that, in any spousal support orders entered after December 31, 2018, the spouse paying spousal support will not be able to deduct it and the spouse receiving spousal support will not be able to claim it as income for tax purposes. This will reverse the 75-year-old tax […]
AAML Southern California Chapter’s 2018 Family Law Person of the Year Award I am honored and humbled to have been named the Family Law Person of the Year by the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. I was presented the award during the Chapter’s black-tie gala in San Diego during its […]
Herring Law Group is pleased to welcome Morgan Nix as our forth attorney. Morgan comes to us after practicing family law with another Santa Barbara firm. She is experienced in handling various family law matters — from complex jurisdictional questions to hard-fought custody cases. She is a regular in the Santa Barbara County courtrooms. Morgan […]