Custody is never permanent

September 06, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Barbara and I divorced when our son, Ryan, was four. Barbara was given physical custody. I remained in our small San Joaquin Valley farming town, have always provided support and have a close relationship...

The case of the miserly husband

March 22, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I have made one of the worst mistakes of my life. I am 48, and lost my husband due to cancer four years ago. We had a great marriage and I care for our teenage sons. We are a farming family which has...

When you must change lawyers

August 08, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The last thing a client wants is to change lawyers in the middle of a difficult case. Recently, two readers — from different parts of the state — wrote in with similar complaints about their attorneys. What...