Recent Blog Posts
Drowsy Driving is a Serious Problem on the Roadways
Many industries recognize how important it is to allow those who operate vehicles to get the proper amount of sleep. Federal law regulates, for example, how many consecutive hours a truck driver can operate a truck without being given a rest break, and airline pilots are required to rest even if it means cancelling… Read More »
Do You Need an Accounting or Business Valuation Expert in Your Divorce?
The question of whether you will need any kind of expert in your divorce case is a difficult one to answer. Any issue resolved by agreement will eliminate the need to retain experts in that particular area. But where agreements cannot be reached, and where the issues in dispute require specific technical or specialized… Read More »
The Benefits of Collaborative Divorces
When people think of a divorce they often think that it can be either uncontested, where the parties generally agree on everything, or contested. Many people are not aware that there is a third category, called a collaborative divorce, which allows the parties to resolve even disputed issues, with lessened time, expense, and heartache… Read More »
What Can You Expect in Your Family Law Deposition?
In any kind of case, the thought of having to give a deposition makes people’s skin crawl. It is seen as a process that’s highly combative and highly invasive. Often, just the threat of doing them is enough to convince reasonable people to try to settle cases early. It can make things easier if… Read More »
California Enacts Law Allowing Judges to Make Pet Custody Findings
For many people, pets are family. Spouses may have selected a pet from infancy and raised the animal as if it were a human child, with all the love care and affection that goes into raising a child. When spouses divorce, there may be talk about who gets “custody” of the family dog or… Read More »
How to Handle an Inability to Pay Alimony or Child Support
As this post is being written, the federal government is shut down for business. Hundreds of thousands of government workers are working without pay, at least temporarily. That not only affects those workers, but also those who depend on their income for support—including any ex- spouses who receive alimony or children who receive child… Read More »
Why Do Insurance Companies Fight Car Accident Cases So Intensely?
Let’s imagine you are in a car accident where you are hit from behind. You suffer an injury, maybe go to the emergency room, and then to therapy for weeks afterwards. There is no doubt the car behind you is at fault, and no doubt that you suffered injury. So why are so many… Read More »
Make Sure Your Prenuptial Agreement Isn’t Ambiguous
Premarital or prenuptial agreements (“prenups”) are, at their core, contracts, and are read as such. That means that where courts can apply common sense, or the obvious meaning of language can be used, that’s how courts will interpret the agreements. But when there is ambiguity in the language used, courts will have to turn… Read More »
There are Stringent Requirements to Modifying Parenting Plans
When you are getting divorced, you may settle the matters in your case through agreement. This is favored—by doing so, you get to negotiate what will happen to your property and your children without leaving it in the hands of a judge. Agreeing to Time Sharing of Children When you originally negotiate an agreement,… Read More »
Can You Get a Garnishment if an Ex Stops Paying Support?
When we think of judgments that are obtained by creditors, such as credit card companies or medical providers, we generally understand that if they obtain a judgment, they have a number of remedies. One of those remedies is garnishment of wages. What many people don’t realize is that a judgment in a family law… Read More »
