An Introduction to Discovery Requests: What do I have to provide?
Inevitably, unless a case is quick and uncontested, there will be discovery requests. The purpose of discovery requests is to allow the...
The Impact of High Conflict Cases in Family Court: Are you tattling or telling?
Every lawyer currently practicing family law has those one or two, or a few dozen, cases in which the parties are at each other’s throats....
At What Age Can a Child Decide Where to Live?
Minor children do not get to control where they live, or who they live with. It does not matter how mature your twelve-year-old may be,...
Guardianship is Not Adoption
There seems to be some confusion out there about a parent’s rights to his or her child when someone else has guardianship over that child....
Terminating Child Support: When Can I Stop Paying?
A common question for many family law practitioners is, “When does my child support obligation end?” Child support is money paid by the...
Do I Have to go to Court?
One of the biggest concerns I hear from prospective clients is, “Will I have to go to Court?” For whatever reason, many people are...
Signing Over Rights: Part Three
When I hear a parent saying that they lost their rights to their child, my first thought is always that the state took custody or the...
Signing Over Rights: Part Two
I am often asked if one parent can sign over his or her rights to a child. Usually, this question comes when either the noncustodial...
Signing Over Rights: Part One
There’s a lot of misunderstanding out there about whether or not a parent can lose or voluntarily sign over rights to his or her child. ...
The Significance of Marriage
(Full disclaimer, I am writing this post as an unmarried; and perpetually single person). I’ve always been a big believer in marriage. ...