I once talked with a new client who was court ordered to pay child support several years ago. A few months after he was ordered to pay child support, he was involved in a terrible accident that left him unable to work. He didn’t realize that he could ask the court to abate or temporarily...
Will unwed parenthood ever be the norm? It’s certainly become more prevalent. Nearly 48 percent of first babies in the United States now are being born to mothers who aren’t married. But look a little closer at the trend for a surprising twist – more than half of new single moms are living with their babies’ fathers.
Parents can disagree about a lot of things, and as a family law attorney, I’ve found one of them is whether or not there should be guns in the house. Not infrequently, divorce clients have told me of their concerns when the other parent is a gun owner or “has an arsenal” that is kept...
One of the benefits of being in the military is free or low-cost health care for service members and their families. Don’t take this for granted if you’re a military spouse and about to get a divorce. If you’re used to paying little or nothing when seeing a doctor or picking up a prescription on...
How many businesses have regulations that parents are expected to support their kids? In the United States, the armed forces do. It’s policy that service members will be dutiful in providing for their children. Failure to pay child support is considered dishonorable; the Navy states that it “will not be a haven or refuge for...
Earlier in the month, one of my blogs discussed the Second District Court of Appeal’s interpretation of the cyberstalking statute. Now, the Second District Court of Appeal has reversed a cyberstalking injunction against a doctor’s wife for the alleged cyberstalking of her husband’s girlfriend. The facts underlying this case are yet another demonstration that the...
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