Posts belonging to Category Divorce Lawyers

INTERNET PROVIDES A SLIPPERY SLOPE OF POSSIBLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW VIOLATIONS IN DIVORCE AND CUSTODY CASES

All divorce lawyers are seeing a dramatic increase in the role of the Internet in their cases.  People are communicating via email, connecting on social dating sites, using GPS devices and intercepting communications by their spouse on their computer.  People are also impersonating other people on the Internet.  The Mississippi Legislature has just passed a [...]

Should A Parent’s Health Affect Child Custody?

A father recently was awarded custody of his children, in part because a judge cited the children’s mother’s breast cancer as a determining factor. The decision sparked debate on whether a parent’s disability or health should have an impact on child custody rulings.

BEWARE OF TAX RETURNS PENDING DIVORCE

A recently divorced lady told me she had filed a joint tax return during her marriage to her husband. Two years later she received a notice from the IRS that her spouse had failed to report a bonus, and they were both being assessed taxes on the deficiency.  Persons entering a troubled time in their [...]

Brahm Siegel on Joint Child Custody

In recent years I’ve noticed a big change in clients. Simply put, I see a lot less fighting these days about sole versus joint custody than I used to. Why? In sole custody, or “custody” (they mean the same thing), one parent has all the decision-making power in relation to the child — specifically, decisions [...]

Brahm Siegel: How can you make the divorce process move faster?

The amount of time the divorce process takes depends mainly on how complicated your case is. Simple divorce cases can take a few months or even less, but a divorce with complex financial, property, or custody issues usually takes far longer. Usually, your divorce will be final shortly after you and your spouse reach an [...]

VENOM FOR EX’S NEW WIFE CAUSES MOM TO LOOSE CUSTODY

Our firm counsels people to put their anger aside and act with civility during family law problems.  Some people reject that advice, thinking it means we are not willing to fight for them.  There is no question that there are many ways to practice law, and that many mean and difficult lawyers succeed in their [...]

Traits to Look for in a Divorce Lawyer

Choosing your lawyer is probably the most important decision you will make in your divorce process. So make sure you find somebody who will smooth the road ahead, not make it more rough than it already is. Interview several lawyers – at least three – before you make a final decision – but at the [...]

Do you have to tell your lawyer everything – even details you consider private?

Divorce is a deeply personal affair as well as a legal one, so it’s perfectly understandable that you might be reluctant to share certain information about your marriage with your lawyer. However, the better informed your lawyer is about your case, the better able he or she is to represent you. Remember that your lawyer [...]

We’ve launched our free TeleSeminars for divorcing people – attend the first one with Judge Lowrance on Dec 7

Searching for quality, timely and highly relevant information during divorce is essential. For most people, getting the right information at the right time is the difference between a “good” divorce, and one full of pain, conflict, stress and needless costs. And that’s why we’re delighted to introduce a NEW service to educate and empower divorcing [...]

Relationship Status and the Social Network

With over 500 million users, Facebook is the most widely used social networking site in the world. It’s also incredibly easy to use. But that ease comes with a price. It may take just one click to change your relationship status from “married” to “single”, but that does nothing to protect you from the inevitable [...]

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