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Divorce Law

Getting a Divorce in Your Underpants?

A startup company in California will soon bring the possibility of getting a divorce online to the masses (in California for the time being, with plans to expand nationally). The website Separate.us was developed by an attorney that wanted to make divorce available through the internet at a low cost. While similar services are offered […]

Can My Child Choose Which Parent To Live With After Divorce?

Many times during the course of a divorce case a client will relay to me the fact that their child has expressed a desire to live with one parent over the other, and the parent wants to know how we can go about ensuring the children’s wishes are followed. Unfortunately, as is the case with […]

Interest on Child Support Arrears

Because divorce is a matter of state law, whether interest on past due child support is allowed and how it is calculated depends on the state. Most states charge interest on past due child support. The amount of interest you can collect varies by state. Most states have a fixed annual interest rate — often […]

Are Medical Records Private During Divorce?

You have just received a letter from the opposing party asking that you sign a release for your medical records. Can they obtain the records? The short answer is yes; under certain circumstances your medical records may be relevant and it may be possible to subpoena the documents.  However, due to the private nature of […]

Illinois Rewrites Divorce and Custody Laws

Illinois has recently enacted a major overhaul of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. These new laws (P.A. 99-0090) will become effective as of January 1, 2016. A few of the most significant changes include: Abolishing actions for alienation of affections and breach of promise to marry. Establishing no-fault, irreconcilable differences as the only ground […]

The California Supreme Court Redefines Date of Separation in Divorce Cases

On July 20, 2015, the California Supreme Court held “that living in separate residences ― is an indispensable threshold requirement (Norviel, supra, 102 Cal.App.4th at p. 1162) for a finding that spouses are ―living separate and apart for purposes of section 771(a).”  In Footnote 7, the Court states, “Under the facts presented by this case, […]

New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Child Emancipation Decision

Should an adoptive father be required to pay child support & college expenses when the child turns 18 and leaves the mother’s home to live with her biological father? While this may seem like an unusual or unlikely scenario, this issue was brought before the Appellate Division, resulting in a published decision dated April 13, 2015. Fact […]

Internet Representation

Since we live in an age where one can procure products and services, as well as check on the status of certain products or services (bank balances, insurance values, investment values, etc.),  through the internet, we decided to look at how “internet friendly” our firm is. The findings we came up with were quite surprising.  […]

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