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Laura Wasser

Renowned Family Law Expert & Celebrity Divorce Attorney

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Attorney Laura Allison Wasser is an author, entrepreneur, and Family Law expert.

Laura has represented celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie, Jimmy Iovine, Maria Shriver, Stevie Wonder and the list goes on, but she maintains that divorce is the great equalizer—it terrifies everyone.

In 2013, Laura authored the 2013 best-seller, It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way: How to Divorce Without Destroying Your Family and Bankrupting Yourself.

As a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Laura earned a law degree from Loyola Law School. She has been named one of the California Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers and Top 50 Women Attorneys every year for the last six years (2012-2017). She has been featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers list three times and Los Angeles Magazine’s Super Lawyers has featured her each year since 2007. In June 2008, Laura received the Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law Zephyr Ramsey Award and in 2011, she was the recipient of the Century City Chamber of Commerce Women of Achievement Award. Laura received the Brady Center Advocate Award in 2013. Most recently Laura was honored by A Place Called Home in 2016 at their November Gala For The Children.

Laura is frequently called upon as a resource on family and matrimonial law in media and publications. Profiles and interviews can be found in Vogue, Bloomberg, Interview, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, People Magazine, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Town and Country, Parenting magazine and more.

In response to #AskAMogul: Hi, I'm Laura Wasser. I'm a celebrity divorce attorney and expert on family law. Ask me anything! Your questions will be answered LIVE 1/26 @ 1pm ET. by Laura Wasser • January 26, 2018
Hey Prue,
Love divorce coaches and we encourage them both at my firm and through It's Over Easy.com our new on line divorce platform. It is wonderful for parties to have someone to help guide them through the process without being a litigious advocate. Generally, a divorce coach will have the knowledge and expertise that someone like you does after practicing for 13 years and so you are a fantastic source of information and can educate the client. By virtue of your experience and compassion divorce coaches are hugely helpful to those going through the divorce process. Our Provider Directory at It's Over Easy includes divorce coaches, financial planners, co-parenting counsellors, meditation instructors and other professionals who can provide support during and after the divorce. Keep up the awesome work!
In response to #AskAMogul: Hi, I'm Laura Wasser. I'm a celebrity divorce attorney and expert on family law. Ask me anything! Your questions will be answered LIVE 1/26 @ 1pm ET. by Laura Wasser • January 26, 2018
Shantel, My most harrowing cases are child custody matters. That's because there is so much at stake. If one parent wants to move across the country and take the children, I know it is going to be a difficult one. If there are allegations of abuse or molestation, things get ugly and it is the kids who will suffer. I have to try and make it right for the family and that is nerve-wracking. It was not my first choice out of law school, but I love practicing Family Law and have never looked back. In the courtroom and with clients I remain confident by remaining reasonable. If I know that we have the rational position, I am confident that the Judge will see this and make the right call.
In response to #AskAMogul: Hi, I'm Laura Wasser. I'm a celebrity divorce attorney and expert on family law. Ask me anything! Your questions will be answered LIVE 1/26 @ 1pm ET. by Laura Wasser • January 26, 2018
I would say that the most important factor in a health relationship is communication. If a couple can effectively communicate and work through difficult issues they are likely to make things work. It is not always fun but it will likely be worth it in the end. Also, be nice to your partner. I find that couples are often so much nicer to total strangers than they are to each other. If he views you as long term he should tell you; not make you guess. Also, a client once told me, "I wish I had told my wife she was beautiful more often. The fact that I didn't meant that when someone else did, she paid attention and it felt so good to her that she is now with him."
In response to #AskAMogul: Hi, I'm Laura Wasser. I'm a celebrity divorce attorney and expert on family law. Ask me anything! Your questions will be answered LIVE 1/26 @ 1pm ET. by Laura Wasser • January 26, 2018
Most Courts find that children thrive when they have frequent and continuous exposure to both of their parents. For either parent to lose custody completely, something pretty drastic needs to be going on like drug or alcohol abuse, criminal activity or some sort of behavior which is detrimental to the kids.
In response to #AskAMogul: Hi, I'm Laura Wasser. I'm a celebrity divorce attorney and expert on family law. Ask me anything! Your questions will be answered LIVE 1/26 @ 1pm ET. by Laura Wasser • January 26, 2018
Aloha Alana! Law school is quite challenging but really teaches you an entirely new way to think and organize your thoughts to better articulate your positions. I kind of fell into family law but I totally love it because it allows me to put my problem solving skills to work and to get to meet and experience people in so many different careers and life choices. Number one tip for doing well on the bar exam is: to treat studying like your job during the few months prior to taking the bar. Got for a few hours in the morning. Take a lunch break and do something physical, outside if possible (I used to go for a swim in the ocean every day for full mind/body health). Then get back to it for the afternoon evening hours. This will give you structure and a good balanced schedule. Get plenty of rest and stay strong. On the day(s) of the exam keep your mind clear and give it your all. You got this!
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In response to #AskAMogul: Hi, I'm Laura Wasser. I'm a celebrity divorce attorney and expert on family law. Ask me anything! Your questions will be answered LIVE 1/26 @ 1pm ET. by Laura Wasser • January 26, 2018
If you own a business or interest in a business prior to marriage, it would be a good idea to define that business interest prior to getting married and contributing additional time and effort which could be construed as joint (or in community property states, community efforts). This can be done by earmarking the value at the date of your marriage and the character of your business asset can be preserved as separate by virtue of a prenuptial agreement. Not so sexy but super smart.

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