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Friday, October 16th, 2009
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 in an earlier relationship or where there are sigificant assets.
There is no question that while negotiating such ...
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
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 Support Guidelines. The amount shown in the Guidelines will tell you the base amount ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
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 covers two different issues. Parenting can mean who makes decisions, such as educational, health and well-being decisions, for the ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
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 able to afford a lawyer. They may have no choice but to act on their own behalf.
Often family ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
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, child support would automatically go up as well. For many years however trying to ...
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
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 may be very angry.
It is important to recognize this fact. The lawyer and their client need to ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
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 or intensely personal issues. Sometimes, sensible discussions about costs and family finances, are lost ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
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 enormous. At the same time that the client is struggling to deal with those ...
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
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 each person talking about matters that, to the other, are not relevant.
For ...
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