A Race to Settle May Leave You Short
Now that the ink has dried on your settlement agreement, can you rest assured that once the children are grown and independent you can afford your lifestyle and your kids will be the best they can be? If you are guessing at the answer, you or your children may be at risk.
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Child and Spousal Support
If you have been married for a significant amount of time and your spouse has been economically dependent on you, if you divorce, you can expect the judge to order you to pay some type of spousal support.
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Choosing an Adoption Attorney
Adoption attorneys play an important role in most any adoption.
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Credible Data in Custody and Access Disputes
Many people start with the premise that if you tell your story often enough, it must be true. Hence in bolstering child custody and access claims, some parties and lawyers run about gathering as many affidavits and one-sided opinions as possible. The trouble with this is that most are not worth the paper they are printed on. Even reports from expert sources may not be credible, if the data is derived from a single source.
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Right of First Refusal
In hotly contested child custody and access disputes, a contentious matter that often arises is the right of first refusal. Typically this refers to situations where a parent is unable to meet an obligation for the care of the child, and that parent may then consider the use of a babysitter over the other parent.
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Separated Parents in Dispute
Separated parents in high conflict have a way of dragging others into their dispute. Not just family friends, and neighbors, but every professional associated with the children. The parents seek to bolster their claims to support their custody and access position and believe letters of support from their professional service providers will do the trick.
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What Is Child Custody?
Child custody refers to who has legal decision-making authority in the life of a child. The decision-making authority is usually in regard to major life issues such as religion, education, health and activities.
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