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The First Visit to Your Lawyer
The first time you visit a lawyer with a family law problem don’t be surprised if they ask you about issues that to you, do not seem important. Much time is often spent, in that first interview, with...
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Monthly Finances
Often when a lawyer and a client meet to discuss a family law matter, not enough time is spent on the crucial issue of monthly finances. When a relationship breaks down the emotional issues can be...
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What Will it Cost?
For many people, the first time they meet a lawyer is when they are seeking help for a family law problem. Emotions can be running high and many of the initial discussions can center around unfamiliar...
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I Want a Legal Separation
One question a client often asks is “How do I get legally separated?” The short response a lawyer might give is “Lets talk about the important issues first”. Separation when a relationship breaks down,...
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How Long Do We Have to Live Together?
There can be confusion over how long a couple needs to live together before “rights” arise. Couples sometimes assume if they do not marry and live together for less than two years, there can be no...
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Why Everything Takes So Long
One of the greatest frustrations for clients in family law situations can be the length of time things seem to take. What may seem like a simple procedure to a client, for example, the drafting of a...
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To Sue or Not to Sue
Often a family law client will ask if they should go to court. Sometimes you should and sometimes you should not. In some cases going to court is the worst possible step to take. In others it is the...
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The Angry Spouse
Unfortunately family law can and often does involve emotions. One of those emotions can be anger. At times one, or both, of the parties involved in family law proceedings may be highly emotional. They...
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Who Gets the Pay Raise?
An issue that has troubled the law for many years is retroactive child support. The problem arises when a parent paying child support gets an increase in their pay. You would think if income goes up,...
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I Don’t Need a Lawyer.
One of the problems the legal system is wrestling with these days are parties who represent themselves in Court. This is particularly common in family law situations. One or both parties may not be...
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But We Have Joint Custody
When couples separate they often struggle with the issue of custody. Often each party will want to continue to parent their children, despite the separation. The concept of parenting however really...
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The Adult Child
From time to time clients will need child support for a child who is 19 years of age or older. Usually the amount of child support to be paid is fairly straight forward. You simply consult the Child...
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Should We Have an Agreement?
It is not unusual for couples to consider entering into a written agreement, prior to commencing co-habitation or marriage. This is particularly true where one or both of the parties have been involved...
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Spousal Support and Income Tax
An issue arises from time to time where one spouse has an obligation to pay spousal support to the other spouse, after a relationship has failed. The issue is income tax. Spousal support payments are...
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An issue arises from time to time where one spouse has an obligation to pay spousal support to the other spouse, after a relationship has failed. The issue is income tax. Spousal support payments are...
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It is not unusual for couples to consider entering into a written agreement, prior to commencing co-habitation or marriage. This is particularly true where one or both of the parties have been involved...
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From time to time clients will need child support for a child who is 19 years of age or older. Usually the amount of child support to be paid is fairly straight forward. You simply consult the Child...
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