Family Court Practical Tips for Success
Family Court is an experience. Once you find yourself in enthralled in the experience it is imperative that you prepare yourself. There are often more questions than answers and this causes even more tension. The way you speak, the attitude you present, the thoughts you share – these all play an integral part in how […]
Stay-at-Home Parents and Divorce
A lot of people think stay-at-home moms are a thing of the past. There are certainly tons of people who have no idea that dads stay at home too. The decision to stay at home can be based on a variety of reasons but the main one is financial between the parents and divorce. The […]
Property Division in Divorce
One of the major issues that often comes up in divorce is splitting property or assets. Marriage is usually as much about economics as it is about emotion so how property is divvied up is key. Consequently, parties typically pursue their entitled interests in assets and/or finances as part of the divorce. How assets or […]
When Legal Separation is the Better Route
Although most states have some form of “no-fault” as grounds, there are still instances where a legal separation is the best route to go when heading towards divorce. “No-fault” means that the parties do not need a “reason” to divorce, they can just allege irreconcilable differences (or some variation of) and that suffices. This negates […]
Enforcing a Divorce Settlement Agreement
The divorce settlement agreement constitutes 75% or more of the contested divorce cases. Courts are set up to encourage litigants to settle all issues including property distribution, child custody, child and spousal support. Pretrial conferences, settlement conferences and mediation are all part of the program aimed to settle. Divorce settlement, however, does not always take […]
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 […]
Step or Blended Family in Family Law
A step or blended family is a family that consists of parents and children who are not biologically related, the parents are remarried or cohabitating with someone other than the biological parent. Blended families make up almost half of all families in the US, according to Stepfamily.org. That means that a large amount of children are being […]
Trailing Spouse and Divorce
Up until recently, with Covid-19, people had to physically go where the job or career opportunities were plentiful. (Since Covid-19 the need to physically move has stalled with the influx of the work at home options). And although, women are increasingly becoming the breadwinner in marriages, they still outnumber men when it comes to following […]
Collaborating with Your Family Law Attorney
Family law attorney gets the worst wrap in the legal field. Let’s be honest, they can be the most difficult to work with in divorce and custody cases. They often come across as unemotional, they barely recall important facts, they fail to communicate effectively and they totally ignore your wishes at times. Data reports that […]
Pro Se Divorce or Pro Se Child Custody?
Pro Se Divorce or Pro Se Child Custody – Which is better? Attorneys, judges, legal personnel all think pro se divorce or pro se child custody litigants are insane. Even with Uncontested Divorce, they believe that taking the risk of botching the child custody or child support terms is too high. For those of you […]