There are many times when clients will bring documents, records, phone bills, tax returns, or financial statements in to the office with their comments or observations written directly on the document. This is fine if the comments are on a copy, but it can be very problematic if the comments are on an original. If [...]
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It is quite common for parties to negotiate life insurance coverage for divorce agreements, but it seems quite uncommon to provide for disability insurance. Of course, this insurance is not as common as life insurance and may prove too expensive for many couples, but insurance agents tell us disability is much more probable than we [...]
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As a divorce lawyer, I am seeing social networking take an ever-increasing role in my cases. Years ago, I first encountered this when opposing counsel produced a copy of a dating service posting by my client listing himself as single. Since that time, I have seen many instances of people posting themselves as single, when [...]
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Your spouse has left the home. You don’t know if they have a lawyer or whether divorce is imminent, but you are afraid or concerned because they have free access to the home. What is the law, and what do you do? Until a court order is entered, both spouses have access to the home. [...]
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A lot of my clients talk with their spouses directly about settlement of divorce disputes. Many times my clients want to know what to say. I have developed a simple script for them to follow. The simplicity is important, because they need to be able to remember the script under pressure. Here it is: Give only [...]
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For years, I have had a philosophy of not entering into a custody action without some supporting testimony from a mental health professional. Often, there are issues reported by the children that can be brought out through the testimony of the mental health professional and one doesn’t want the other party to know this is [...]
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School admission forms become an issue in many custody cases. In some cases, a Mother involved in divorce is angry at the Father, so she doesn’t list him on the school form. In other cases, Father will list his new wife (the step mother) as the mother and neglect to list the children’s natural mother. These [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Emotions, How to Divorce, Parenting, step mother, step parent, Tips
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The question often arises, “Who will get the divorce if both parties are guilty of adultery?” Or, “I might have been guilty of adultery, but she was guilty of cruelty, so that’s why I committed adultery; who will get the divorce?” The answer is that a court cannot grant a divorce to both parties. The [...]
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A divorce can be both scary and a relief from marital problems which cannot be otherwise corrected. The divorce means a loss of a relationship, a loss of time with children, and possibly a loss of money or property. It can also be a step towards independence and self-preservation if one is getting away [...]
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It is fairly well known that an Agreement for divorce on Irreconcilable Differences is always subject to review by the Court for reasonableness, particularly in relation to children and child support. Thus, even though parties might agree to something, a court could disapprove of it and not allow the divorce to go through. This obligation [...]
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