As a parent and a family law attorney, I know that children’s best interests are always paramount. With that thought in mind, we all know that children like toys. Indeed, my son likes toys – although he is only eleven-months-old and he would just as soon play with an extension cord as a toy block.…
The law varies from state-to-state and you should check with a qualified divorce lawyer in your community for advice on the requisites of a divorce petition. With that thought in mind, below are common elements that are required in many divorce or “dissolution of marriage” petitions which may be filed in court throughout the United…
The legal process is tough to understand and even harder to wait for. If you are filing for divorce for the first time, you are probably nervous and have a lot of questions. To that end, I wanted to write a post on questions that I have been commonly asked by many of my clients.…
In the fields of family law or divorce law, legal definitions and terms can have important meanings. Your family law lawyer may even say them to you without thinking about the fact that you might not understand them. I know I’ve spoken to clients too quickly and I have used legal terms that they probably…
This post is more for the lawyers. However, it is important that people understand what their family law lawyers are doing. I know, most of my clients have taken very little interest in how the law actually works. They would rather the lawyer do the work and help them with their situation: be it a…
I realize that the title of this post is a bit odd. However, as a lawyer, knowing when the actual divorce or “dissolution of marriage” case has been started is very important. Why? Because a divorce case can’t go forward in the court system unless it has been started correctly. So, when is a divorce…
Be careful, this one certainly depends on the law in your state. Child support calculations are purely statutory and the formula is complex. From what I have seen, few areas of law vary as much from state-to-state. Talk to a family law lawyer in your state if you don’t understand the formula. Please. I’ll let…
When I have consulted people on their divorces or other family law situations, many of the people I have talked with have never heard of a Guardian-Ad-Litem (GAL). Furthermore, most of my clients have no idea about what the presence of a GAL might mean to their divorce or family law case. A GAL is…
