In a child custody case, the primary goal is to determine what’s in the best interests of the child or children. The court bases its decision on: Physical, emotional, and psychological needs The child’s preference, depending on their age The…
Domestic violence (DV), also domestic abuse, encompasses violent acts or threats directed between people in a close familial or social relationship. A couple may be dating, living together, or married. Two people may share a child or be family members. Those…
There has been an increase in the divorce rate among older US couples, often after long-term marriages. Divorces among baby boomers have risen dramatically in the past thirty years. If you are fifty or more, statistically, you are more likely to…
You might imagine that people with lots of assets and money need prenuptial agreements. However, any couple with individually owned property, assets, or significant debts should consider signing a prenuptial agreement. There may be valuable collections or sentimental items to…
Divorce is rarely, if ever, without conflict, particularly when the custody of minor children is at stake. It is useful to remember that divorce may solve relationship problems but also creates new challenges with co-parenting in separate homes. While it…
Family law encompasses a variety of issues that arise within family relationships, such as domestic partnerships, civil unions, marriages, adoptions, divorces, and child custody and support enforcement. While no law in the US states you must have legal representation when…
There have been dramatic changes in family structures for the past fifty years. Social and demographic changes of the late twentieth century and into the twenty-first see more cohabitating couples, same-sex couples, and increasing numbers of single-parent families and extended…
Domestic violence encompasses violent acts or threats between two people, whether married, living together, or dating. There may be a child in common or children from a previous relationship that may require protection. Although heinous crimes like murder and rape…
What can you do if a parent restricts your visitation rights to a young grandchild or you feel the child is in a problematic or dangerous living situation? All fifty states and the District of Columbia have variations of grandparent…
Upon your divorce or separation case, a family court judge will decide on your parenting plan based on the children’s needs. Co-parenting arrangements, however, can experience unforeseen circumstances that require modification or changes to the existing plan. Some circumstances that…