Prenuptial agreement checklist

September 21, 2009

Stephen Worrall in Georgia often has posts with good information. This one covers what you should include in your prenuptial agreement.

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How to have an easy divorce

September 19, 2009

The South Carolina Family Law Blog features this outstanding post on things clients can do to help their divorce go more smoothly. I especially like the points about being flexible and willing to change, as well as understanding things from the other spouse’s point of view.
Judge Terry Crone is fond of saying that people going [...]

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Free divorce information coming soon

September 16, 2009

If you have a family law case in your life, you know how stressful it can be. Legal disputes alone can keep you up at night. When you add in the emotional issues that often show up in family law cases, it’s a wonder more people aren’t in the insane asylum.
Around October 1, I will [...]

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Custody evaluations from a judge’s perspective

September 13, 2009

Custody battles are an unfortunate reality in many family law cases. Along with the custody battle often comes the custody evaluation.
The following comes from a former family court magistrate written in response to a family law mediator’s plea that we think carefully about custody evaluations.
Dear Charlie,
With regard to your last posting on the list serve, [...]

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How do I find out if my spouse is hiding assets?

September 11, 2009

Michael Sherman has a good post on the need to do some thorough discovery in the process of working through a divorce. There are many ways to hide assets, and a number of ways to find them as well.

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Seven tips to help you get through a divorce

September 8, 2009

Some good practical advice. This one may be the most important:
Third keep your cool!  This is very important because if you lose it you can lose a lot.  Not just the house or the car but the children too.  Do not let your friends intervene or anyone that you bring into your life at this [...]

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How to prepare for your divorce

September 8, 2009

This series of posts by Alabama divorce lawyer Michael Sherman is worth reading, even if you don’t live in Alabama.

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Do I have to make my 9-year-old go with her father?

August 22, 2009

The problem is fairly common: a younger child doesn’t want to go to the other parent’s house for parenting time. The child throws a fit and refuses to go. The parent may call the other parent and say, “She doesn’t want to go.”
The other parent, understandably, thinks it is all a ruse in an effort [...]

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Why you should avoid custody evaluations

August 22, 2009

Charlie Asher, a South Bend family law mediator, composed this message to family law practitioners around the state. It is more than worthy of being shared here.
Dear Colleagues:
For a long time I’ve been concerned about the law’s sometimes quick use of custody evaluations, and I hope you’ll tolerate a somewhat lengthy posting about that concern. [...]

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A judge’s message to parents

August 21, 2009

Divorce attorneys see it all the time: parents who have so much anger at each other that their children are caught in the cross-fire. A judge down in Georgia has some very blunt advice for those parents:
Your children have come into this world because of the two of you. Perhaps you two made lousy choices [...]

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