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Tampa Bay Couple Seeking Divorce Challenge Florida’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Same-Sex Couple Seeking Divorce Could Challenge Florida’s Gay Marriage Ban
If I inherited money during my marriage, will I need to split it with my ex?
I inherited money from my parents during our marriage; do I need to share that with my soon-to-be ex?
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Barbara Kristanic is a partner in the law firm of Nathens Siegel, a Toronto firm that restricts its practice to divorce and family-law issues. Barbara has extensive experience in all aspects of family law including: custody, access, support and property division.
What are the responsibilities of my divorce attorney?
Rosanne DeTorres, a family lawyer in Flemington, answers: The attorney’s primary responsibility is to use her knowledge, training, and skills to offer the client available options to achieve the client’s stated goals. In the legal world, there are always many ways to take to reach a settlement, depending the particular facts and circumstances of your […]
How does collaborative family law differ from divorce mediation?
John Schuman, a family lawyer in Toronto, answers: Collaborative practice is an alternative for resolving issues arising from a marriage breakdown. The clients, lawyers, and sometimes other professionals (such as child experts or financial advisors) work as a team in a fair and respectful process. An essential part of collaborative negotiations is that the parties […]
San Diego Superior Court Offers One-Day Divorce Program
San Diego Superior Court Introduces “One Day Divorce” Program For Eligible Couples
What is mediation and how does that process work?
Well, there are a lot of different kinds of mediation, but it’s basically alternative dispute resolution. And people will go to a mediator and basically the mediator will discuss with them how they can resolve all the different issues in divorce between the two of them without going to court. But normally in mediation, once […]
If one spouse didn’t work, is the other spouse liable to pay spousal or child support?
If one spouse didn’t work during the marriage, is his/her ex-spouse liable to pay spousal or child support? Will the support payments keep that spouse from having to start working again someday?
What do I need to know before hiring a divorce lawyer?
Karen Covy, a family lawyer in Chicago, answers: The two most important things you need to know when you are hiring a divorce attorney are: the kind of a divorce you want the kind of divorce the attorney handles. There are many ways to get a divorce today. You can try to divorce amicably by […]
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