Family Law

The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ behind parentage suits

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 26, 2016

The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ behind parentage suits Growing up, I always had my mother and father to rely on. They were there for me when I came home from school, they took care of me when I was sick and, more importantly, they provided me a loving home to live in. Even when they eventually…

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Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. IV)

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 26, 2016

Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. IV) It’s that time again where we take a timeout from my open-ended series of family law blogs. This allows us to reflect on several important legal terms and concepts we’ve discussed over the last few months. I do this because, well, it’s not like this is everyday…

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Suits for Child Support

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 11, 2016

Suits for Child Support – We have discussed a myriad of family law suits over the last few months, most recently suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Today, we’re going to talk about suits for child support. First things first Child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the benefit of a…

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Preventing International Child Abduction

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 4, 2016

Preventing International Child Abduction – The topic of child abduction sounds awfully over the top in terms of the court looking out for a child’s best interest. We’ve discussed in previous blogs factors the court must investigate, including who can properly care for a child, parental fitness and paying close attention to existing family relationships.…

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Best interest of the child – A court’s decision

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageSeptember 27, 2016

Best interest of the child – A court’s decision In a divorce, it can often feel like everyone involved thinks they have all the answers – even when it comes to deciding what is in the best interest of the child. Whether it’s the parents themselves, or immediate family members, everyone’s got an opinion on…

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Possession and Access – Are they the same thing?

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageSeptember 26, 2016

Possession and Access – Are they the same thing? – The terms possession and access sound a lot alike, and in many people’s mind, you can’t have one without the other. It’d be like having shoelaces with no shoes, or a CD without a CD player, right? After all, without possession, you can’t have access.…

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Who Should Dictate the Strategy in Your divorce case?

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageSeptember 15, 2016

Who Should Dictate the Strategy in Your divorce case? People are often at logger heads with their divorce lawyer over the strategy to adopt. Who Should Dictate the Strategy in Your divorce case? to take the divorce case forward. They can huff and puff and argue vehemently to make sure the lawyer adopts the strategy they…

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Conservators – Rights and Duties

Family Law, InsightsSeptember 13, 2016

Conservators – Rights and Duties As we discussed in our previous blog, a conservator is a person appointed by a judge to manage the financial affairs and/or daily life of a child. This person makes decisions on behalf of the child, and each of those decisions must be made with the child’s best interests in…

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Conservatorship Suits

Child Custody, Divorce, Insights, MarriageSeptember 7, 2016

Conservatorship Suits – A digestible overview With all this talk in previous blogs about suits affecting the parent-child relationship, I think now is a great time to discuss conservatorship suits – specifically, what they are and who can be appointed as the conservator for a child. First thing’s first, a conservator is a person appointed…

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What You Should Know About Your Divorce Lawyer

Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageSeptember 1, 2016

What You Should Know About Your Divorce Lawyer Not everyone is ready to go through a divorce. Divorce can often be a hard pill to swallow for the couple who decides to part ways. This is especially true for a person who has been forced into divorcing their partner. Irrespective of who took the decision…

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