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During the holiday season, family law attorneys typically receive frantic phone calls from divorced or divorcing parents wanting to settle disputes over holiday visitation schedules. I always hate to tell those callers that absent a well-drafted written agreement, the answer isn’t always simple.
To avoid such disputes, it is important to have your [...]
Administrator | November 25, 2009
Published on GoErie.com
Crawford OKs continuation of jobs program for those who owe support payments
By TIM HAHN
tim.hahn@timesnews.com
MEADVILLE — Crawford County will continue a program that has generated more child- and spousal-support payments by helping those who owe them to find work.
County commissioners on Thursday approved a memorandum of understanding between the county’s Domestic Relations Office and [...]
Administrator | November 24, 2009
I couldn’t resist passing on this short excerpt from a post published today on A Public Defender Blog:
New Hampshire’s Supreme Court recently ruled that it’s okay for a police officer to testify at a criminal trial while wearing a ski-mask to protect his identity because he was working in an undercover unit at the time [...]
Administrator | November 24, 2009
MSNBC announced that according to new research, men are 6 times more likely to file for divorce when their spouse is diagnosed with cancer than women in the reverse situation. The divorce rate is 21 percent compared to 3 percent when a husband gets sick.
Read Men more likely to leave spouse who [...]
Administrator | November 23, 2009
I posted about the Heather Gilles case on September 29, 2009. Today’s Hartford Courant ran a piece providing more information on the case as well as additional information on domestic violence.
Read Fired Worker’s Lawsuit Puts Spotlight On Workplace Treatment Of Domestic Violence Victims.
[Source: Hartford Courant]
Administrator | November 17, 2009
In order to bring a divorce action in a Connecticut court, the party commencing the action must pay a filing fee of $300. In addition, the divorce summons and complaint must be served upon the other party by a State Marshal. The fee for service of those documents is approximately $50 to $75. [...]
Administrator | November 12, 2009
Editor’s Note: This was a thoughtful and insightful post that I felt would benefit my readers who are embroiled in divorce actions.
Divorce is an emotional rollercoaster – but are you paranoid?
[originally posted by Marilyn Stowe]
How healthy is divorce litigation for everyone involved: clients, their families, the lawyers and others? How healthy is [...]
Administrator | November 10, 2009
Editor’s Note: I happened upon this post a few nights ago while searching for articles on the topic of alimony. It was posted in February 2009 on the Mississippi Family Law Blog. It’s an interesting post with some good advice on what NOT to do if you are ordered to pay alimony [...]
Administrator | November 5, 2009
As a Connecticut lawyer, I often represent people who are seeking divorce. One of the most common reasons they site for the breakdown of the marriage is money. Rather, differences in opinion over financial issues and strategies.
An article published in the New York Times suggests that couples talk about four main [...]
Administrator | November 5, 2009
In a divorce, one party may be obligated to pay alimony to the other. Divorce agreements may state that alimony terminates on the death of either party or the remarriage of the party receiving the alimony.
If the party receiving alimony chooses to cohabitate with another person without entering into marriage, does the [...]
