Best Interests of the Child
What is in the best interests of the child? I believe all children have the right to an adequate standard of living, health care, education and services. Children have the right to be raised in a home led by their “primary parent” as I feel the primary parent is in the best position to share […]
Dangers of Do-It-Yourself Divorce
There is No Substitute for an Experienced Custody Divorce Attorney It may seem like the least expensive and fastest alternative to hiring attorneys: go online or get some forms from a paralegal service and do your divorce yourself. So…is there a reason to spend money on a lawyer? Yes, there is! We have seen the […]
Child Support
Child Support- Finding a Middle Ground Even though child support is based on specific State controlled calculations, we recognize that each child is different with their own individual needs. Your children have needs beyond the emotional healing from a divorce. Do not let money issues cloud your judgment and turn your divorce into a war. […]
The Role of The Mediator
What does a divorce Mediator do? Family conflict makes everyone involved feel some degree of anger, sadness, despair and frustration. Those involved in the conflict have two choices; one, they can argue and fight. Or two, they can discuss the dispute with one another in a business like manner showing mutual respect for one another. […]
Who Protects the Children in a Custody Divorce?
Attorney for Child protects the children Everyone has their own opinion as to the appropriate role of an attorney for a child. I find that cases in which I am appointed are already in big trouble when I come on board. Therefore, I believe my number one goal is to do more good than harm […]
How to Get Started in Mediation
How can you mediate custody divorce? If possible, it’s a good idea to discuss custody mediation with the other parent before either of you retains a divorce attorney. Many clients call us after they’ve spent a great deal of money hiring a divorce lawyer. Sometimes a client allows or even encourages a divorce attorney to […]
Fair and Cheap Divorce Settlements
Cheap and Fair Divorce Settlements There is an art to negotiating custody divorce settlements prior to litigation. Divorce “settlements” come from dealing with the important custody, support and property issues that need resolution in a fair, open and respectful manner. People who harbor angry or distrustful feelings toward the other person can stop negotiations in […]
Teen Will Not Go On Visitations
Teenager Child Custody Problems So much of what people ask us to do as family law attorneys is magic rather than mechanics. Clients often ask that we use the law to magically eliminate the wrongs and missteps they have taken through the course of their lives. Others ask that we mechanically bludgeon the other side […]
Deposing Children in Child Custody Case
Should a parent ask the divorce attorney to depose the children in a child custody case? The issue distills down to a question of who will decide that testifying is in a particular child’s best interest. Should it be the attorney (whom may have all good intentions) but still represents the interests of one litigant? […]
Move Away Child Custody Cases
Long-Distance Child Custody Parenting The emotional devastation of your child moving away from one of their parents is only made worse by the potential financial impact of travel costs on the family. Your divorce attorney must ensure that every child relocation is in the best interest of the children and not based merely on grievances […]