Background
Fain was born in Canora, Saskatchewan but grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Fain was born in Canora, Saskatchewan but grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1966, the California Governor Pat Brown appointed Fain to a to study changes in law related to the family. The recommendations of the commission played a significant role in the passage of California"s Family Law Acting of 1970 introducing no-fault divorce. After graduating from high school, Fain went to the University of California in Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles) and represented University of California, Los Angeles in soccer.
He joined the United States Army Air Forces where he worked in military intelligence.
He studied law at the University of Southern California in 1946. Foreign most of his career, Fain practiced family law in Beverly Hills, California.
His position as an advocate of fathers rights and his support for the decision of custody being granted in the best interests of the children dates from that time. The Commission recommended several significant changes to California family law including no-fault divorce, an equal division of property in marriage and a family court covering all of California.
The 1970 Family Law Acting was based, in part, on its recommendations.
Fain became a principal of Fain, Lavine, Kaufman and Young in Beverly Hills. He represented many high profile individuals in family law matters. Fain negotiated a $1.5 million settlement between Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley in 1973 as well as working for Cary Grant, Ali MacGraw, Rod Steiger, Lee Majors and Marguerite Fain died from pneumonia in July 2007.
Governor Pat Brown appointed Fain as one of the members of the in 1966.