False allegations happen every day during the divorce process. Why are they so common? Let’s take a step back. The idea of divorce has earned a lot of notoriety and infamy over the decades, in large part due to the…
You may already be married, a year has passed since the honeymoon, and only now do you realize that your spouse has a bit of a bad spending habit. Nothing to get divorced over, but it is a cause for…
The consequences of a DWI are not just in the punishment for the crime, but in the subsequent impacts, it can have on other aspects of your life. If the convicted individual is a parent, this can have a serious…
The ultimate motivation behind proving you are the “better parent” to the court is tied to the desire to have majority, if not sole, custody of your child. After all, if you are able to prove that you are the…
There is an increasing rate of grandparents gaining custody of their grandchildren, due to special circumstances that impact the best interest of the child. However, the threshold of proving that the child living with their grandparents is in the best…
When a married couple decides to separate, often before the filing of divorce but sometimes during, it is more than just the spouses that are being separated. If there are children in the family, they will always be separated from…
While the circumstances surrounding a high-net-worth divorce do not remove the possibility of utilizing mediation, it would be wise to retain a lawyer and contact an accountant, due to the weight of the assets at hand. Moreover, if you are…
When the court constructs a custody arrangement, and in deciding the specific details of the custody of the child/children, there are some relevant factors, and a few, highly important, considerations. The court, in deciding the custody of the child, must…
Although you may receive a settlement in a divorce decree that stipulates that your former spouse is responsible for relieving some of your debts (it is rare that a full award will be made), this does not mean that the…
While it is possible to be awarded some of your former partner’s 401k, it is certainly not a given in every divorce. A family court judge must approve and sign a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, commonly referred to as a…