When starting any legal proceeding, service of process is a big deal. In order to get a lawsuit, dissolution of marriage, paternity petitioner, adoption petition, or other family law, legal proceeding going, the petitioning party must issue service of process. What is service of process? I discussed in a prior post the common meaning and…
Selecting a family law lawyer in your area may be a difficult decision. However, when you do select an attorney, you should be cognizant of exactly how to work with the attorney. As was discussed in a prior post, attorneys need to work together with clients in every facet of the case. The relationship between an attorney…
Getting a divorce is a life altering event. The decision to end a marriage is never an easy one – especially when children are involved. The long-term effects on children of divorce parents can be severe. When the decision to end a marriage happens, it is certainly easier if their are no children. There are…
Establishing paternity is a very important legal step that all non-married fathers should take. As any experienced family law lawyer will tell you, the formal establishment of paternity is accomplished in a number of ways and often the unmarried father of the child will not know that he has actually established paternity in a legal…
If you are going to file an initial pleading or other legal document with a court, you are going to need to consider a very important legal matter that many non family law lawyers often miss – the necessity of “service of process”. In theory, service of process is simple concept. Basically, when a Petition…
The first step you must follow to get a divorce is to file a document called a “Petition for Dissoluton of Marriage” and a “Summons” with a court. Each state has different laws; however, it is likely not an overstatement to say that the “Petition” and the “Summons” are two universals across the country. Furthermore,…
Most law firms and lawyers require that clients pay them an initial “retainer” in order to secure the services of a divorce lawyer. However, many people that I have met with often have questions of what a “retainer” really means and what is done with it once it is paid by them to the lawyer.…
If you make an appointment with a family divorce lawyer, the attorney is going to ask you to bring in certain paperwork so that he or she can better understand your case and give you legal advice. The lawyer may ask you to bring in certain documents over the phone if you are able to…
