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- Arbitration & Mediation
- Civil Rights
- Divorce
- Family Law
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
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- English: Spoken, Written
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Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: Dean’s List; AmJur award Legal Research & Writing Comment published in Santa Clara Law Review, Emissions Trading: Pollution Panacea or Environmental Injustice
- Activities: Sr. Articles Editor, Santa Clara Law Review
- University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada
- B.S. | Biology & Psychology
Awards
- Wiley Manuel Award for Pro Bono Service
- State Bar of California
Professional Associations
- International Association of Collaborative Professionals
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- Current
- Collaborative Practice Silicon Valley
- Member
- Current
- Collaborative Practice East Bay
- Member
- Current
- Association for Conflict Resolution
- Member
- Current
- Mediators Without Borders
- Founding Member
- Current
- International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers
- Member
- Current
- Academy of Professional Family Mediators
- Founding Member
- Current
- California State Bar
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- Current
- Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Alameda County Bar Association
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- Current
Certifications
- Collaborative Attorney
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Family Mediator
- Academy of Professional Family Mediators
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- Law & Mediation Office of Lorna Jaynes Website
- Blog
- Bay Area Divorce Lawyer Blog
- Why Divorcing California Spouses Should Try to Play Nice During Discovery
30 January 2018 - Possible Consequences When There’s a Delay Fulfilling the Terms of a California Marital Settlement Agreement — Marriage of Janes
17 January 2018 - Dividing a Pension in California that is Part Community Property and Part Separate Property
13 January 2018 - What to do with the Family Home after a California Divorce? In re Marriage of Castellon
23 November 2016 - The Importance of Tracing the Money in California Divorce Disputes over the Family Home – In re Marriage of Cuk
21 November 2016 - The Larger the Rock, The Rockier the Marriage.
17 November 2016 - Want to Appeal a California Divorce Decision? The Clock is Ticking – In re Marriage of Hill
15 November 2016 - Gauging a Spouse’s Ability to Work in California Alimony Cases – Bufkin v. Bufkin
1 November 2016 - Grandparent Visitation Rights in California – Stuard v. Stuard
25 October 2016
Lorna Jaynes - Law & Mediation Office of Lorna JaynesLegal Answers
15 Questions Answered
- Q. How do i go about signing my parental rights away? Im not in the child's life & the custodial parent and i have dv past
- A: It is typically not easy to sign away parental rights because you would also be signing away the child's right to a parent and courts are not keen to do that. Sometimes the custodial parent can have the other parent's rights terminated but not so easy the non-custodial parent.
- Q. Hello I left my husband we have 3kids and one on the way ..I asked 500$ every 2weeks he said no
- A: Child support is primarily a function of time and income, although with four children is it quite likely you would be entitled to child support. But again the amount, will be a function of the time the kids spend with each of you and your respective incomes.
- Q. I need the passport of my 12 years old child his mom don't let me have it. We share 50% custudy, we never been mrried.
- A: You both have equal rights to the passport so it is unfortunate that she won't allow you to have it. I generally think it is a good idea to try to resolve these issues through mediation rather than litigation, but it may be that you will have to file for a court order that the passport be shared.
- Q. If a 401K has money prior to marriage and is contributed to after marriage, how is the increased value split in divorce?
- A: The growth in the $10,000 contributed during marriage is community property; the growth in the $100,000 prior to marriage is separate property. A qualified domestic relations order to divide such an account would typically state that the interest acquired between the date of marriage and date of separation, plus any investment gains/losses thereon is divided equally. So the premarital interest and any gains thereon remains separate property.
- Q. I owe $6,000 on child support I offered the mother $3,000 buyout she agreed how do I go about this
- A: You and the mum should file a stipulation and order setting forth your agreement and the waiver of back child support.
- Q. can I get married here in the United States if he still married in another country as a citizen of that country
- A: You cannot get married to a person who is married, regardless of where they were married or where they are or their spouse is. Your marriage will not be valid.
- Q. How does biological father establish paternity in California when he is not listed on child's birth certificate?
- A: File the FL200 and the Respondent is the child's mother.
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