Untangling a marriage is rarely an easy task. Complexities around finances, emotions, and child custody are all at play in what is frequently a highly fraught divorce process.

Here in Southern California, where I live and work, we have something we call “June Gloom.” I live approximately 10 miles from the beach, and during early summer, we experience a weather pattern in which dense fog rolls in off the ocean.

In Part One of this article, I pointed out that marriage is far more than a romantic milestone. It is a legally significant contract with major financial implications.

Just the other day, I noticed how lush the flowers and trees in front of my house have become. So many plants are either blooming or on their way to blooming.

If you asked my friends and family, they would tell you that I love to laugh and cry in equal measures. Regular readers of this column know that I am a huge fan of Hallmark movies because I love how they elicit strong emotions.

As we move from winter into spring, many parts of the country are still contending with lingering chilly weather. 

The stresses and strains of running a business can take their toll on a marriage. 

When my kids were younger, I recall the end of summer as that angst-filled time when vacation was over and school was back in session.

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” That old saying could be applied to many marriages in the United States.

Women attorneys have been making their mark on the legal profession, and more broadly, on our society for decades.

In Southern California, where I live, during June, we experience a common weather phenomenon called “June Gloom.”

Why do I celebrate PRIDE? A reader asked me this recently in my “ASK STACY” column, and the question struck such a personal chord that I wanted to answer it more fully here.

April and May are special months! While May brings flowers from April's showers.

March is synonymous with the start of spring and the end of the cold winter months—at least for those who do not live here in sunny Southern California…

No, I do not call myself the “love lawyer!” A while back, friends ascribed to me that term because of my interest in love stories and my not-so-secret desire to keep families together when appropriate and if possible.

For most, divorce is an emotionally trying time.

Domestic violence is a scourge in our society. Sadly, it is often the elephant in the room that is seldom talked about.

As November begins, the days are getting cooler and the nights brisker. I have always enjoyed the change of seasons.

As we near the end of September, there is little doubt that we have entered the political season.

Social media has permeated our lives. That is a simple fact.