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June 8, 2021
Marriage agreements can be a contentious subject among couples. Some believe they are documents that only wealthy people sign to protect their assets. Others believe that someone who signs a...
May 18, 2021
Why Finding the Right Family Lawyer Matters The lawyer-client relationship is based on trust. Settling legal matters can be a stressful period in your life. No matter how the family...
May 11, 2021
Separation agreements allow spouses to settle their disputes without going to court. The agreement outlines the responsibilities of each spouse and covers issues such as child custody, visitation arrangements, and...
May 4, 2021
In family mediation, you and your former partner work out the details of a separation with the help of a mediator. You will both decide upon the future arrangement of...
April 14, 2021
Parenting coordination is one of the newest tools lawyers have at their disposal in family cases. It started about 10 years ago by a psychologist in California who observed that...
April 7, 2021
In negotiating a fair result in a family case, lawyers should respect the fact that their client was married to this person or live with this person for, typically, a...
March 31, 2021
Dealing with holiday access to children is an important topic, which is why it’s prudent to deal with the matter well ahead of time, before any major holidays are on...
March 24, 2021
Often a client will say that they’ve talked to another lawyer and been told that this can only be done by litigation. Typically, this is the farthest thing from the...
March 17, 2021
Hiring a lawyer can be intimidating. If I wasn’t a lawyer, I’d be apprehensive. Our work involves a lot of complex jargon and from an outsider's perspective it can be...
March 10, 2021
From a lawyer’s perspective, the first thing you need to know about a client that is considering filing for a divorce is whether or not they're satisfied that the marriage...
