Divorce is more than just an emotional transition. It is a financial one, too. After all, not many decisions we make in our lives decrease our net worth by half overnight. Sadly, most people do not think about the financial ramifications of divorce as much as they should, and the consequences to your finances can…
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The overwhelming heartbreak of your decision to end your marriage used to dominate your every thought. Granted, you and your spouse knew it was the right decision, but that did not make it easier. You replayed the conversations before drifting off to sleep at night, and you often wondered while driving to work if there…
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As a local small business ourselves, we understand the hard work it took to build your business from a small idea to a thriving venture. Naturally, the last thing anyone wants is for it to be undermined by a pending divorce case. So it stands to reason why many clients facing the end of their…
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As we have written about before, there is so much more to family law than the negativity you see and hear from television, the media, and close friends. A perfect example is adoption. This is easily one of the more heartwarming areas of family law, as countless married couples want and deserve to be parents…
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Divorce generally requires working through many of the same core legal issues: division of assets, spousal support, child custody, child support, etc. That said, no two divorces are the same. One case could involve spouses with limited assets, financially independent spouses, and no children. Another might be a high-net-worth divorce involving bickering spouses, millions of…
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As we have written about in the past, a deposition is an interview under oath that takes place before a divorce case goes to trial. Not every divorce case requires a deposition. However, this important legal step can provide attorneys with the information they need to analyze your case, prepare for trial, reduce trial time,…
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When you and your former partner divorced or resolved your suit establishing parentage rights early last year and amicably agreed to your current child custody arrangements, you assumed that everything that happened next for you as parents and your children would be relatively smooth sailing. And for the most part, it has been. However, you…
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It is natural to have a litany of questions when going through a divorce. For instance, consider child support payments. Most divorcing parents understand that these are court-ordered payments made by one spouse to the other to help care for and support their children. They cover food, shelter, school fees, clothes, transportation, certain educational costs,…
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When many people think of family law, their minds often leap to difficult and emotionally charged legal matters. Take you for example. You are likely thinking of divorce as you read this. Meanwhile, someone else might think of a contested child custody battle or a messy dispute over supervised visitation schedules and who gets to…
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You are getting divorced, and your lawyer keeps mentioning something called “discovery.” Ah, yes, another one of those legal terms you have heard in passing but know very little about. You want to ask what it means but do not want to come across as uneducated about the legal process. Instead, you nod and hope…
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