How to Tell Your Kids You Are Divorcing
How to tell your kids you’re divorcing. Explain divorce to your kids in a healthy manner.
Family Law
Legal Tips for Before the Wedding Day
Discussing Financial and Personal Goals Before Saying ‘I Do’ After a couple gets engaged, they spend a lot of time planning for the big day and thinking about what the future will hold for them as husband and wife. Although this seems like the most important thing a couple should …
Differences Between Open and Closed Adoptions
What You Should Know About Open and Closed Adoptions In decades’ past, all adoptions were closed adoptions – a closed adoption means that no contact occurs between the child and his or her birth parents once the adoption has been finalized and, in some cases, before the adoption of the …
Who Gets the Ring?
What Happens to a Ring After a Broken Engagement A broken engagement can be a confusing and emotionally painful experience. Aside from the usual sadness, the once engaged individuals must now decide who will keep the engagement ring. Courts across the country vary on this issue, but the answer usually …
Prenuptial Agreements: The Case of Mark Zuckerberg
One day after the Facebook IPO opened on the stock exchange in 2012, founder Mark Zuckerberg and his now wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, walked down the aisle. While many wondered what the couple received as wedding gifts – what can you really get for a billionaire CEO anyway – others …
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What to Know about Guardians Ad Litem
Guardians ad litem are lawyers hired to represent children’s best interests in a court of law. Commonly referred to as a “GAL,” this legal professional can be requested by either party in a divorce or custody case and can also be requested and appointed by a judge. When guardians ad …
A Brief Introduction to Family Court Appeals
What You Should Know About Handling Family Court Appeals Decisions in family court can often resolve issues that are related to divorce including the division of property, child custody, and child and spousal support. Each state has mechanisms in place through court appeals that help to ensure that courts act …
Even Pro Athletes Must Fulfill Family Obligations
Along the same lines as the person who won the lottery and died without a penny, we often hear about current and former professional athletes who have earned millions of dollars and spent it all on themselves, leaving nothing left for themselves or their families. Bankruptcy is viewed as a …
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The Danger of Facebook and Social Media in Divorce Cases
Why You Should Keep Facebook Out of Your Divorce Litigations In today’s technology age, so much of our lives and our personal business exists on social media platforms, like Facebook, for the world to see. While it is great to share photos of vacations and delicious meals, it is very …
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Same-Sex Adoption Upheld in Court
US Supreme Court Upholds Adoption Rights On March 7, 2016, the US Supreme Court announced the outcome of the case of V.L. vs. E.L. – in this case, the court upheld one of the women’s adoption rights to the three children born to her same-sex partner during their relationship. This …
Why Should a Parent Establish Paternity of a Child?
For many single parents having a child with their partner, paternity is often assumed. In a perfect world, the two of you stay together, raise the child, and possibly get married at some point. But, what happens when things do not go as planned. What happens if the “father” decides …
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Recent Family Law Changes
Each year brings additional changes to family and divorce rules/laws. This year, courts are grappling with some big issues, many of which require changes to laws, rules, or guidelines. Laws typically lag behind the times and judges who accept new legal interpretations open themselves to criticism. However, there is room …