In my last article, I talked about spousal support and how it is meant to be a temporary source of income for someone transitioning from being a stay-at-home spouse to a newly-divorced person entering the workforce. There's one important exception to discuss, though-a...
Month: January 2018
Keeping your divorce on track when challenges arise
Some couples come to understand, despite working on their relationships, that it's just not going to work out. They may have spent considerable time trying to resolve their differences, but soon learn that the solutions they have created only provide temporary relief....
What happens if I don’t have a will?
The first thing to know if you don't have a will is that there's a legal term for that: intestacy. In cases of intestacy, your surviving heirs will need to petition the court to settle your estate via what's called an administration. In that process, there's an...
The aggressive family law approach vs. our approach
Some family law cases require what I'd consider to be extraordinary steps to protect the people involved, like filing a temporary restraining order with the divorce filing, or even a "kick-out" order requiring the respondent to leave the shared marital residence....