The admission acceptances and financial aid offers are in! This week, high school seniors across the country will wrap up an exciting but stressful months-long college application process by finalizing their choices—May 1st is “Decision Day.” For any family of a young adult who is getting ready to go off to college, choosing the…
The Trump administration’s severe immigration crackdown is causing fear and uncertainty among immigrants from all walks of life. The administration is using unusual—in some cases almost unprecedented—enforcement tactics, such as invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, targeting refugee status and birthright citizenship, narrowing and revoking legal immigration pathways, expanding the reach of ICE…
Even in the most straightforward divorce, it’s common to encounter some complicating factors. In addition to the thorny personal and emotional matters, you will likely confront various logistical challenges as you work through the main issues in a divorce: asset division, child custody, and spousal/child support. Family law attorneys are seeing a surge in…
Trust, Taxes, and Trouble: Navigating Fraud in High-Stakes Divorces In a timely and insightful article for Advisor Perspectives, family law attorney Debra Schoenberg explores the hidden dangers of tax fraud uncovered during divorce proceedings. She explains how, in many marriages, one spouse handles the finances while the other may unknowingly sign off on joint…
From 1934 to 1968, Hollywood policed its own content with the Motion Picture Production Code—commonly called the Hays Code—a set of guidelines governing “good taste and community value.” The code set very specific and restrictive standards of morality and propriety regarding what could and could not be depicted in film and television. Producers could…
Renowned divorce attorney Debra Schoenberg has been named to the 2025 Daily Journal Top Family Lawyers in California for the fourth year in a row! The publication profiled Debra, who has close to four decades of experience and she and her firm have handled more than 15,000 family law cases. She has built Schoenberg…
Debra Schoenberg weighs in on this issue in a perspective article for the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top Family Lawyers supplement. From Texas to South Carolina, conservative lawmakers are pushing to roll back no-fault divorce, citing concerns over the “breakdown of the traditional family.” But history shows that before no-fault laws, women faced immense barriers…
It’s not uncommon in a marriage for one partner to be more of an accumulator than the other. Maybe it’s an outsized collection of coffee mugs, a fondness for sweaters, a tendency to overstock the pantry or buy extra toilet paper; in grappling with a newly empty nest, parents may disagree over how much…
Whether you initiated a divorce or felt blindsided by your spouse’s sudden announcement that the marriage was over, chances are that this is a difficult, painful, overwhelming time. “Emotional rollercoaster” may seem like too tame a term for what you’re going through. It may feel more like a rollercoaster combined with a scrambler, and…
In the ever-expanding world of social media influencers, some of the most captivating content comes from married couples who have turned their relationships into brands. The accounts run the gamut from YouTube yogis to #tradwife TikTokers to Instagram pet parents, families, foodies, fashionistas, health and beauty guides, and wealth advisers. And then there are…
