If you and your spouse want to divorce, you are required to have a legitimate reason (grounds) for ending your marriage. Granted, a court would never force two people to stay together when they do not want to be or should not be together. But you must have a logical reason to end your marriage.…
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How do I win a contested child custody case? Imagine being embroiled in a contested child custody case. You feel like you are a loving parent who can give your children everything they need and more, but you also know you don’t have total control over how the case will unfold. Not knowing is driving…
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Marriage isn’t easy, even for the people you think have everything figured out. Personally, I think anyone who is in a marriage that has any substance has days where they’re like, “Man, I want out of this!” But they really don’t. They know that despite the rocky times, they prefer to work things out together.…
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Thinking of Reconciling your marriage? Here are 6 helpful tips to get you there together. When your relationship is on the rocks, or worse, has already ended in divorce, it can seem unfathomable to you or your former spouse that you can one day reconcile. Maybe your husband had an affair, or your poor decisions with…
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At Nelson Law Group PC, we believe in educating our clients. Below is Vol. XVII of our common family law terms. While not a complete list, what we hope is that some of these words and phrases will become less foreign to you if and when you need us. If you scroll to the bottom,…
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6 tips for a successful co-parenting relationship Divorcing spouses who have children together often forget that when their marriage ends, a new co-parenting relationship with that former spouse begins – and they’ll need to work harder at this new relationship for the benefit of the children. Having a successful co-parenting relationship is critical because, at…
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Plaintiff vs. Defendant – Defined This may seem like a rudimentary discussion for many of you, but there are plenty of our readers who do not know what the difference is between the terms plaintiff and defendant – and we are here to remedy that. After all, if you find yourself in a court case,…
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Despite The Horror Stories, Not Paying Child Support Will Catch Up To You A good friend of our law firm came across a sobering social media post last week. It was written by a friend of his who went through a nasty divorce a few years ago, and without sharing too many details of that…
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Parties in a divorce case who are ordered by a court to make child support payments to their former spouse almost always see it as a never-ending obligation that’s, quite honestly, the worst thing they could ever be forced to do. In their eyes, it’s like their ex won the war, and now they’ll always…
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Being the legal parent of a child does not mean your parental rights are absolute. In other words, if it comes down to your rights and what is in the best interests of the minor – especially if you’re not performing your duties as a parent – a judge will rule in favor of the…
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