Sorry, this is a bit of a cheat post. As a divorce and family law lawyer, I follow quite a few family law blogs around the country. As I posted earlier, one great blog that I follow almost daily is the Family Law Prof Blog. Today, on my Google Reader, I ran into a blog…
There was a another interesting post over at the Family Law Professor Blog this morning. It a link to an article in The Atlantic titled “How To Keep Parenthood from Making Your Marriage Miserable.” Me being me, I had to go read the article. In turn (as the internet so often does) it lead me to…
As a lawyer in Apple Valley and somebody who follows technology trends, I was very interested in a new post by lawyer/blogger Adam Cordover at his blog ABC Family Law Blog. The post was about how judges in Hillsborough County, Florida are now using Skype for court hearings. I’m impressed. I agree with Mr. Cordover…
I’ve talked about how child support is calculated before on this blog. I’ve discussed that court generally calculate child support based on a strict, mathematical formulation that is based on values like “gross income” and “insurance payments.” As any good family law lawyer will tell you, in most states, a court does not have a…
Some states allow people who can agree on every aspect of their divorce to forego the long, drawn-out dissolution of marriage process and, instead, follow a summary divorce proceeding. The law varies from state-to-state and you should check with a qualified divorce lawyer in your state for further questions about summary divorce proceedings. In states…
As I’ve talked about in prior posts, there are several legal documents which are necessary to get the divorce process started. On the most basic level, the legal documents that need to be served in most states are a “Summons” and a “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.” The law varies from state-to-state and you should…
In the majority of family law cases that I have dealt with as a family law lawyer, the client will often want to request immediate relief form the court via a temporary hearing. Every state handles the temporary hearing process a little differently. You will want to speak with family law lawyers in your area…
Many family law courts in the United States have court-ordered, mandatory parenting classes for all separating or divorcing spouses who have children. A good group of divorce lawyers will be able to point you in the right direction if you are going through a family law or divorce proceeding for the first time. Typically, states will…
