Publications

Walzer Melcher Commentates on Family Law

Publications in print

Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher, the named partners of Walzer Melcher, are leading experts in the practice of family law in California.  Their focus on celebrity and high net worth family legal matters have made them industry experts not just in California but internationally, for handling complex financial and other discreet legal issues.  They have written some of the industry standard treatises on California family law practice regarding prenuptial and post nuptial agreements, financial discovery and evaluation of business assets, and other subjects, seeking  to improve the quality of legal representation for all family law clients.  Below is listing of the books, workbooks, scholarly articles and law review authored by Walzer Melcher attorneys.

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Long Arm of the Law

[Source: Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine] The Long Arm of Family Law:  California’s adoption of several uniform statutes has enhanced the enforceability of foreign family law

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French Knots

[Source: Los Angeles Daily Journal]  “Contrat de Mariage” in California by Peter M. Walzer and Catherine Parker March 12, 1996 Abstract:  Foreign marital contracts, like cheese, may

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To Catch a Child Thief

[Source: Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine] Quick Court Action Can Bring the Return of a Kidnapped Child by Peter M. Walzer December 1991-VOLUME 11, Number 12

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