When I sit down with a client to learn more about his or her case, one of the things I ask is, "How low do you think your spouse will go?" One reason to ask that question is to be prepared for whatever the other side might do in litigation. Though every case is...
Month: January 2017
What does the next Supreme Court pick mean for gay marriage?
As we are aware, one of the biggest issues related to last year's Presidential elections was the Supreme Court nominee selection after the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Although President Obama picked a well-respected and qualified partisan candidate to...
Rethinking Visitation
When parents negotiate a divorce settlement, parenting time is one of the most important elements to consider. Too often, in my view, parents either go with the default standard order or seek a 50/50 schedule in the interest of "fairness" and "equal time." But I find...
Why Would I Want to Modify My Decree?
I've recently been working on modification cases, bringing together couples who managed to come to some sort of understanding on an initial divorce decree, but are now looking to make changes. Why does this happen? Unfortunately, far too often, it's one parent wanting...