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It is not unusual for parents in divorced families to complain that the children are "difficult and troubled" after returning to one home after spending time in the other home.  Such complaints arise because the parents have different parenting styles.  One parent is often more lenient than the other.  Bedtimes in different...

It is not unusual for a child support payor to fall behind in payments to the payee.  Job loss, health issues, and other circumstances can result in the payor accruing a very large child support arrearage to the payee. In the case at hand, father, due to job loss,...

As mentioned throughout my website, I make every effort to resolve cases with a minimum of litigation.  The following "story" illustrates that point perfectly. Several months ago a wife and mother with 2 children retained me to represent her through her divorce.  She advised me that it was going...

I am often asked how the court treats assets of a spouse going through a divorce.  This question came up last night- thus this post this morning. Most people believe that assets owned by a spouse pre-marriage belong to that spouse post-divorce.  Think again.  Consider the case of a...

Very positive results in following case yesterday: I represent husband in long term marriage.  Wife inherited expensive home without mortgage 18 years ago.  Husband worked and paid all bills on home- taxes, insurance, utilities, etc.- during marriage.  Wife worked minimally and paid very little.  Wife alone on deed for...