As I state in all of my posts, the answer to the title of this post depends on where you live, and you should speak with a licensed family law lawyer in your area for further questions on this issue. I have litigated many post-dissolution motions brought by my own clients and I have defended…
Although the law changes from state-to-state, and you should talk with a licensed family law lawyer in your area, there is some general information which should be included in every motion for modification of child support. In any case involving the establishment or modification of an existing child support order, the initiating party should include…
Although the law changes from state-to-state, and you should check with a family law lawyer in your area for specifics on child support law, when making a child support determination, judges must make specific findings based on real evidence presented to them at the time of the child support hearing. You might ask your self:…
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…
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…
There are so many reasons why I think divorces are terrible and too hard on families. I love my wife and my little son dearly, I don’t even want to think about the thought of my little son living a life of divided parents. For me, it’s just not right. As a divorce lawyer, I…
I don’t have a great deal of readers on this blog, but for those loyal fans, I wanted to say Merry Christmas. I hope you all are safe, happy, and full of good cheer. If you’re not, your’re doing something wrong. As a family law lawyer, I know that holidays can be tough for divided…
