In my experience, the real victims of domestic violence are terrified to apply for a restraining order. In every case in which I represented a real domestic violence victim, it was only after digging deep into the history and asking questions, that I learned that my client was a victim of domestic violence. Then, I…
Read MoreYou have got to decide if you want an amicable route or a litigation route. Many people think that if they hire a Collaborative lawyer, they may not be able to afford a litigator if they need one. What they don’t understand is that they cannot afford litigation because they have no idea about the…
Read MoreThe insanity is actually normal. People spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation fees to free themselves from a lifetime of paying spousal support. Would you not think it wise to at least offer the supported spouse a lump sum buyout of support? Would it not be better for the spouse to plan an…
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Read MoreThe Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) governs who can become a legal parent. UPA allows someone who is not a biological parent to be presumed parent because they have cared for the child and parented the child. Under the law, “A person is presumed to be the natural parent of a child if the person …. receives…
Read MoreHusband and wife get separated. Wife’s attorney gets an order from the Court for Wife to live in the family home with the children exclusively without husband and for husband to pay monthly child support and spousal support to the wife. Husband does not pay his support payments and ends up owing support to the…
Read MoreI was thinking why many people sound sad about Thanksgiving this year? Okay don’t make fun of me, I am conscious of the circumstances. But really where do disappointments come from? We have a picture of what is ideal in our minds. Ideal Thanksgiving, ideal partner, ideal job, ideal home, and ideal us. When we…
Read MoreWhat is the focus and background of divorce litigation? How dare you betray me? I will show you. You are wrong and I am right. You are not going to screw me. You have no right. You owe me. Why? It is all about domination and avoiding domination. Emotions feed the actions and reactions and…
Read MoreIt is the story a person has about the divorce that causes the experience of divorce. Typical divorce stories: I am unloved, used goods, a failure, alone. A divorce story can be: I am free I can focus on myself and how I want to grow My life is mine A new journey yes Nothing…
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