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Triangulation: A Narcissistic Abuse Tactic – Orange County Divorce & Family Law

Triangulation is a form of manipulation in which one person uses another person to manipulate a third person. When people triangulate, they exploit the dynamics between two or more other people for their own benefit. They may do it to increase their status, feel superior, acquire material gains, or for another selfish purpose. By using sneaky […]

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Projection: A Narcissist’s Deadly Weapon – Orange County Divorce & Family Law

Our firm specializes in divorce and family law cases that are complicated by narcissism and other personality disorders, and we’ve written an extensive catalog of posts about how to handle the situation if your ex is a narcissist. And today we are talking about how narcissists use projection in their relationships. What is projection? Psychology Today described this phenomenon very well…

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Splitting up Rental Properties During a Divorce- Information for Southern California Landlords

Splitting up Rental Properties During a Divorce- Information for Southern California Landlords If you (or your spouse) are a landlord who has assets in the form of rental properties and you are facing a divorce, you are no doubt searching for information on if or how your properties will be divided during a dissolution of

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Beware of the Covert Narcissist – Orange County Divorce & Family Law

Our firm specializes in divorce and family law cases that are complicated by narcissism and other personality disorders, and we’ve written an extensive catalog of posts about how to handle the situation if your ex is a narcissist. But we haven’t written much yet about the different subtypes of narcissism, so in the coming weeks and months we’ll be

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Hiring a Divorce Lawyer Who Doesn’t Understand Narcissists – Orange County Divorce & Family Law

You searched on google. You asked around for referrals. You spent hours reading reviews, and finally, you did it. You wrote out a check for a big fat retainer and you hired the divorce & family law lawyer who you thought would be the one to handle your case. Maybe you breathed a sigh of

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My Spouse Comes from a Family of Mentally Ill People

My Spouse Comes from a Family of Mentally Ill People More than 50% of the population will be diagnosed with some sort of mental illness in their lifetime. Mental illness also has a genetic component. Because of this, it’s fairly common that your spouse will have a mental illness, and/or they’ll come from a family

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Split Decisions: Winning your Southern California Divorce

Our firm is pleased to announce the publication (in Paperback and Kindle) of Split Decisions: Winning your Southern California Divorce. Every day, people in Southern California go to the family court system to battle divorce, custody, and other family law cases – which ultimately wreck their finances, their families, and their lives in the ugly process

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Divorce Attorney or Marriage Counselor: Who Should You Call?

Divorce Attorney or Marriage Counselor: Who Should You Call?  Relationships and marriages go through fights, arguments, and disagreements. When the going gets tough, couples have to face an impossible decision: keep trying or call it quits? Which answers another question- who should you call: a divorce attorney or a marriage counselor? Depending on where the

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I Was Served With Divorce Papers. What Happens if I Just Do Nothing?

I Was Served With Divorce Papers. What Happens if I Just Do Nothing? Our sympathy for the situation you’re facing but we must warn you that this is a terrible idea! Let’s talk about some of the potential consequences if you do nothing after being served with divorce papers in California. “True Default” Divorce in

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