Kent Tierney
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Smart Locks, Cameras, and Domestic Violence: California’s 2026 Connected-Device Rules
Smart Locks, Cameras, and Domestic Violence: California’s 2026 Connected-Device Rules By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. A Pleasanton or Danville house is often full of devices someone else can still operate: the lock, the garage, the cameras, the thermostat, the alarm. Beginning January…
Selling or Buying Out the Family Home in a California Divorce
Selling or Buying Out the Family Home in a California Divorce By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. Most East Bay divorces involving a house end in one of three ways: the house is sold and the net proceeds are divided; one spouse keeps…
Can the Children Stay in the House? Deferred Sale Orders in a California Divorce
Can the Children Stay in the House? Deferred Sale Orders in a California Divorce By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. In a Pleasanton, Dublin, or Livermore divorce, the family home is often the asset people argue about first and the place the children…
Firearms, Domestic Violence, and Custody in California: What Changed in 2026
Firearms, Domestic Violence, and Custody in California: What Changed in 2026 By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. When domestic violence and child custody overlap, California law already starts from a protective place. Under Family Code section 3044, if a court finds that a…
California Spousal Support and Taxes in 2026: What SB 711 Means for East Bay Divorces
California Spousal Support and Taxes in 2026: What SB 711 Means for East Bay Divorces By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. For years, California and federal tax law treated spousal support differently. After the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the alimony…
OpenAI’s “Astra for Law”: What East Bay Clients Should Know
By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. OpenAI announced Astra for Law on September 17, 2026 — a configuration of its GPT-6 Astra model aimed at law firms and legal technology companies. The pitch is familiar: stronger legal research tools, connections to practice software,…
Alameda County’s New Local Rule 5.26: Pausing Status Conferences While You Mediate or Collaborate
By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. If you are going through a divorce, legal separation, or nullity case in Alameda County, the court will usually set status conferences to keep the case moving. Those conferences are useful when the parties need the court’s…
Starting a California Divorce Together: What SB 1427’s Joint Petition Means for East Bay Families
Starting a California Divorce Together: What SB 1427’s Joint Petition Means for East Bay Families By Kent Tierney | Tierney Law Group, P.C. For decades, starting a divorce in California usually meant one spouse filed a petition against the other. Even when a couple agreed…
California HOA and Landlord-Tenant Law Changes to Know in 2026
California HOA and Landlord-Tenant Law Changes to Know in 2026 By Heela Bakhtani | Tierney Law Group, P.C. • August 2026 In 2025 and 2026, California introduced several important changes affecting homeowners, HOA members and boards, landlords, and tenants. Whether you own a condominium, serve…
Removing a Lis Pendens in California: Five Grounds for Expungement
Removing a Lis Pendens in California: Five Grounds for Expungement What Property Owners Should Know When a Lawsuit Clouds Title to Real Estate Tierney Law Group, P.C. • July 2026 A lis pendens can bring a real estate transaction to a complete stop. Once recorded,…
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