Your divorce is almost over, and it is time for the judge overseeing the proceedings to rule on the child support payments you will owe each month and the spousal support they have determined is rightfully owed to your soon-to-be former spouse. Suddenly, a look of confusion flashes across your face. “Are child support and…
We are roughly one month away from high school graduation season. If you have a soon-to-be graduate in your household, allow us to be the first to say congratulations. This is a time of hope and new beginnings, and the entire family should celebrate this milestone. But like anything else, a few changes need to…
Your attorney just finished drafting your last will and testament and living trust. Congratulations! You officially have a plan in place to protect your assets and loved ones in the event you pass away or can no longer make decisions for yourself. However, we advise clients to consider using various additional estate planning solutions, including…
Your company has been sued, or someone (a client, business partner, competitor, municipality, etc.) wants to sue your company. What do you do? For starters, do not panic. Suits against well-run, ethical companies such as yours happen all the time. While it is true that many of those disputes can get nasty and complicated depending…
Your divorce was likely an emotionally draining event filled with stress over the relationship ending, feelings of betrayal, arduous custody battles, disputes over property division, financial concerns, etc. All of it can stop you dead in your tracks, and once it is over, you are suddenly staring down an unknown path you never imagined having…
As a fellow family law attorney who skillfully and compassionately helps countless clients each year with their divorce strategies, we do not have to remind you that mediation is a great way to help opposing parties reach a quiet, efficient, and amicable resolution to their cases. In fact, many Courts increasingly require divorce mediation before…
You have likely heard the term gaslighting tossed around in general conversation, on television, in the media, and even on social media. Perhaps you have even said in jest to a friend, “Stop gaslighting me!” But what does this mean, exactly? And how can spousal gaslighting impact a marriage already on the rocks? Psychology Today…
When some couples are asked why they seek a divorce, their reason or grounds are pretty specific. For example, one spouse had an affair, or perhaps there is a concern for physical and emotional abuse. But in other situations, neither party can pinpoint one specific act or situation. There is still a reason for the…
When your marriage is on the rocks and divorce is likely the answer, it is only natural for you to have second thoughts. But for many parents, the second-guessing part is not as much about thinking they can still work things out with the other person through forgiveness and reconciliation. Instead, they are focused on…
Many of us do not think about the possibility of one day being sued. To us, the idea of something like that happening is too far-fetched — things would have to really go off the rails in life or business for us to be stuck in a position like that. But the reality is that…