Your Legal Guide Through Life’s Twists And Turns
When it comes to determining an issue like child custody, courts typically look at what is in the best interests of the child. This often involves looking at the history of the parents, whether there has been any reports of violence or abuse, and whether the parent...
When it comes to divorce proceedings, there are a lot of issues to be resolved before the couple can officially divorce. These issues can include things like child custody decisions, alimony payments, and who gets the house and boat. If the couple has children, they...
Over the years, there has been a shift in how the traditional "American family" has been perceived. Along with this shift, a number of considerations also arise when a couple chooses to get a divorce or end the relationship. What happens when a nontraditional couple...
When a couple with one or both spouses in the military chooses to get a divorce, the process is often more complicated than when two civilians get divorced. There a number of additional factors to consider, especially when it comes to property division and child...
The recession and its long, slow economic recovery have put married couples desiring to get a divorce in a tight financial spot. Marriage dissolution has become harder with jobs so scarce and the real estate market at a low point. For many, divorce is now as much of a...
As we've seen from a number of previous posts, the divorce process is complicated and often emotion-filled. So often couples are faced with the task of dividing up a life they had together during the marriage. No matter what the circumstance, it is not easy separating...
Earlier this month we discussed a celebrity couple who is choosing to work out a prenuptial agreement before they get married. They are just two of many people, celebrities and non-celebrities alike, who are starting to protect their future with this type of...
If you recall back in March, we discussed whether parents should be automatically appointed counsel by the court. The debate arose after a father filed a lawsuit, claiming that he had a right to a lawyer because he could not afford one himself. He had failed to make...
When it comes to determining child custody, the court may decide that it is in the best interests of the children to spend equal time with both parents. In other situations, it is better for one parent to have primary custody while the other maintains visitation...
Earlier this year, we discussed some of the property division issues that the Los Angeles Dodgers owner and his now ex-wife were fighting over. The biggest source of contention was who owned the baseball team. Frank McCourt contended that the Dodgers were his sole...
