The newly enacted tax code will effect some very significant changes that directly impact the practice of family law and the nature of settlement negotiations in both divorce and custody cases. This article considers the impact on the payment of spousal support in divorce cases. As of this writing, I have practiced family law for […]
Like mediation, collaborative law is a method of alternative dispute resolution – an alternative to duking it out in court, that is. I am not trained in collaborative law, but I am often asked by potential clients whether I believe their case is appropriate for the process. Generally, if the potential client expresses an interest, […]
Some years ago, I represented a wife in a divorce involving three children. The children ranged in ages from kindergarten to middle school. My client was a savvy business woman, and her husband owned a small, successful business as well. One of my favorite things about this case is that my opposing counsel (husband’s attorney) […]
As family law attorney, I am proud to say that my colleagues and I have a wide ranging set of concerns about the well-being of families and individuals in our communities. We are not only focused on divorce, custody and parenting time, alimony and child support, paternity, etc. We share a common concern for the […]
One of the most frequent inquiries I receive are from potential clients who wish to seek legal guardianship of a child whose welfare is believed to be at risk. However, merely expressing concern that a child may not be safe is not, in and of itself, sufficient to create a minor guardianship. There are several […]
child support, children, custody, minor guardianshipMass murder in America weighs heavily on my mind, as I am sure it does yours as well. It seems as if life has become very cheap these days, and that taking a gun to the streets, or the movie theater, or the school, or the nightclub, has become almost normative. As a domestic relations […]
I was fascinated to read in a recent American Bar Association newsletter that a Los Angeles law firm (Quinn Emanuel) has opened a museum in LA known as the “Museum of Broken Relationships.” Is it just me or is there some irony to the fact that the museum occupies space that was previously a Frederick’s […]
We have all heard multiple news stories this week about the four-year old in Ohio who fell into the gorilla compound at the Cincinnati Zoo. Thankfully, the child was rescued without serious injury. Sadly, a much-beloved silverback male gorilla was killed in order to retrieve the child. While the story itself is deeply disturbing, what […]
In my experience, many people consider divorce for a lengthy period of time before taking that huge life-altering step. It is not unusual for me to meet with a potential client to discuss the divorce process and then not hear from the person for months – or even years – that the client is […]
A package of bills introduced by Democrats in the Michigan state legislature months ago is finally gaining steam. The Michigan Senate has, by an overwhelming majority approved a package of bills that will overhaul the state’s domestic violence laws, providing key protections for victims and impacting decisions in family courts – particularly concerning custody and […]
