Use Your Appearances as Part of Your Strategy, Part Two: The Family Court Status Conference
Last week I started a 3-part series on incorporating strategy in Family Court appearances. The goal is to show you how having a solid game plan enables you to position your case advantageously. Last week I focused on the first court appearance in custody or divorce, the Initial Conference. This week’s focus is on using […]
Pandemic Parenting: Covid Impacts on Co-parenting, Custody, Visitation

So many people have been asking about pandemic parenting, co-parenting, custody, or visitation. The real issues arise when one of the parties, or child, comes up with a positive test result. Up until recently the thought of positive test results for many, especially children, was illusive. But now with these new variants, that’s more of […]
Contempt in Family Court: What it Is & it is Not
I’ve touched up contempt in family court several times in the past. But what is or is not contempt in family court matters is worth a lengthy discussion. It is defined as “the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers…”. (Wikipedia) This covers orders, rulings, decisions issued […]