5 Qualities That A Competent Family Lawyer Should Have (Part II) – Whether you have a simple legal question or you are going through a complex child custody, child support, alimony, or asset division case, it is extremely important to have an attorney who is competent to give you sound advice.… read more →
Friend of the Court – Defined – In a family law case, an individual or entity who wishes to, or is appointed by a court, to provide legal information or action that can influence the outcome is known as a friend of the court. A friend of the court is different… read more →
Enforcing orders of possession – License Suspension – We’ve written in the past that there are a wide array of remedies a court has at its disposal to make sure any party in a family law case complies with a court-ordered ruling or obligation. For example, someone who doesn’t make regular… read more →
Does Child Support for An Adult Disabled Child Exist? – We all know parents must provide for their minor child, even after divorce. But what about an adult child? And what if that adult child is disabled? The short answer is yes. A parent’s duty to pay child support still exists… read more →
Child Support vs. Medical Support – They are different – Are child support payments and medical support payments the same thing? At Nelson Law Group, PC, we get this question asked a lot by divorcing parents – and the quick answer is no. Both are under the umbrella of child support,… read more →
Obligor vs. Obligee — which one are you? – There are plenty of legal terms that get thrown around in the courtroom and on various websites, all of which can make it easy for a normal person off the street to get confused. Two terms we’d like to discuss today are… read more →
Proving ‘Actual’ Care, Control, and Possession A suit affecting the parent-child relationship is a petition seeking help from the courts to determine each party’s rights and responsibilities to a child following divorce or separation. This can involve everything from deciding who will have custody of the child to visitation rights,… read more →
Neglecting children is just as bad as physical harm We hear all the time about the term child abuse, which most people naturally associate with some form of physical harm or threat of serious injury. But child abuse encompasses everything from physical and emotional abuse to sexual misconduct and even… read more →
Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. XI) At Nelson Law Group PC, we believe in educating our clients, which is why we added a weekly blog to break down even the most complex and intimidating family law topics into bite-size pieces that are easy to understand. Every once in… read more →
Child-Custody Determination – No Home State A court generally has jurisdiction over a child-custody determination case if that child’s established “home state” is the same as the court. But what if the child has no home state? In other words: the child has not spent enough time living in any… read more →