Many people are confused about the process of hiring a divorce lawyer. For instance, how do you know which lawyer is good for you? How do you know if the lawyer will do a good job with your divorce? Can you afford to pay a divorce lawyer? These are all questions that are valid and…
Many people who are not family law lawyers don’t know that, if they want to file their own divorce paperwork with a court, they must file it in the county where either the husband or wife resides. Furthermore, when I say county, I mean the county in the state where the husband and wife live.…
I am a child of divorced parents. It was rough and I still bear some scars of what took place. I know my parents are better off without being married to each other, but I also know my siblings and I weren’t. It was difficult. Another confession: I am a divorce lawyer. Sounds obvious right?…
As I discussed in my prior post, the legal concept of “serving process” on the opposing party in a divorce is a very big deal. In my prior post, I discussed service of process by the opposing party acknowledging that they were served, signing a pre-approved form, and then sending the form back to the…
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…
