Family Law and Divorce

Family Law lawyers can evaluate cases involving child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriages. A divorce lawyer can help you understand your rights and also help with child custody, visitation rights, pre-marital agreements, hearings and appeals and cohabitation contracts. An attourney can also help you if you have been the subject of domestic abuse or if you have been falsely accused of domestic abuse. [FREE FAMILY LAW CASE EVALUATION] Family Law Divorce and Separation Divorces may be friendly, uncontested affairs, or so serious that they require a termination of parental rights. The more a couple can make their own decisions about their divorce, the more money they will save. The less time they spend fighting, the less they will spend on attorney fees. Child Custody You may face child custody issues if you are divorcing, separating or even if you are not married to the child's other parent. A custody order will determine the rights and duties of each parent and who gets to make decisions about where the children live, their education, etc. In most cases, both parents will have an on-going joint custody relationship with the children. Sole management of the children is only given if there would be severe negative affects on the physical or emotional health of the children. Child Support Child support will vary from state to state. It can be calculated based on Net Income or Gross Income and can include items such as severance pay, commissions, retirement benefits, overtime, pensions, tips, trust income, bonuses, annuities, dividends, rental income, UI benefits, gifts or prizes, when calculating the amount to be paid. Other factors affecting the amount incude special needs of the children, and children that must be supported from other relationships. The person paying child support will generally be responsible for paying for the childrens health insurance as well. Adoption Adoptions can be arranged in several different ways. You may approach an adoption agency, where children who have become wards of the state are available for adoption. "Independent" adoptions are arranged directly between the birth parents and the adopting parents. An attorney will be needed to take care of the paperwork. Connecticut, Delaware and Massachusetts do not allow independent adoptions. An "open adoption" will allow the birth parents to maintain contact with the child. An "identified" adoption is one in which the adopting parents and the birth mother ask an adoption agency to take over the adoption process, benefiting from the agency's experience with the legal issues. Issues around adoption include self identity, searching for birth parents, reunion with birth parents, cultural differences and community integration.

FAMILY LAW ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS Family Law Works in Mysterious Ways Fairfax, VA: The law works in mysterious ways sometimes, as does family law. A recent spousal support claim tested the child custody laws and law in general in a way that might leave one at a loss to understand the outcome. Either way it makes for interesting reading.. Tennessee child custody ruling reversed Nashville, TN: The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that a lesbian mother can gain custody of her 14-year-old daughter while having a live-in partner.. “Walk, Don’t Run to the Altar” says Attorney Ben Berkley Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles attorney Ben Berkley says if you’re thinking about getting married again, best to “kick the tires and take a look under the hood” before you tie the knot. “The sad truth is 70 percent of marriages end in divorce, and the second marriages are often shorter than the first,” says Berkley... [MORE NEWS ARTICLES] FAMILY LAW EMERGING ISSUES Sperm Donor Ordered to Pay Child Support FAMILY LAW LAW SUITS FILED Ivy Lawn alleging employees informed grave robbers of valuables buried with loved ones. State of Nevada and Clark County allegedly failed to protect abused and neglected children in the child welfare system. Greg Stumbo. A lawsuit has been filed against Greg Stumbo, a Kentucky state representative and a candidate for attorney general. The suit was filed by a woman who is attempting to collect child support payments from Stumbo for their 14-year-old son. In the suit, the woman is asking for $1,057.75 a month in support and $42,443 in back payments. (May-10-03) FAMILY LAW SETTLEMENTS Estate of Seth Tobias $25 million estate to be split as part of settlement. Grave Desecration Cemetery agrees to pay $100 million settlement in burial grounds lawsuit. Food Stamp Fraud Woman to pay $48,530 settlement in TennCare lawsuit. [MORE SETTLEMENTS] YOUR STORIES Husband borrow money behind my back and insist i pay half of that Divorce from Hell MY EX IS RUINING MY CREDIT [MORE FAMILY LAW STORIES] [SHARE YOUR STORY] IN YOUR OWN WORDS My children were taken from me by CYS due to false positive drug tests The restraining order filed against me for domestic violence violates my civil rights because I was never charged with a crime nor given due process under the law yet this domestic violence restraining order was used by the court to deny me custody of my daughter. Father refuses to let child have medication for ADHD. [MORE FAMILY LAW COMPLAINTS] [FREE CASE EVALUATION]

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