With Thanksgiving already over and both Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's Eve looming in the near future, the holiday season is officially underway. Many people look forward to family gatherings, as well as time off of work, traditional meals, gift exchanges and...
One of the most difficult things about coparenting a child after divorce or separation is respecting the other parent's rights to time with the child while keeping your own parenting rights secure. If you have a custody order, it outlines how you and your child's...
There is a fine line between enjoying alcohol and becoming dependent on it. You could drink day after day or even binge drink at a party without really having any kind of addiction or dependency issue. For other people, they can go weeks without drinking and still...
Divorce can be a complicated and challenging time for a family. There is an emotional toll it can take on both spouses, their children, extended family and close friends, and there are also significant financial considerations involved in ending a marriage.Since the...
Experts in family law sometimes find themselves hammering home the message repeatedly. Although one or both spouses feel the system isn’t treating them fairly, the stubborn fact is family law courts try to focus on the child’s best interests. Everything else is...
Louisiana is what’s commonly called a “community property” state meaning that you and your spouse own half of everything, whether it’s assets like cash and houses or it’s debt like credit card balances and student loans.As usual with legal questions, there are certain...
If you and your spouse are in the midst of a complicated divorce in which you cannot agree, you may be headed towards a contested divorce. A contested divorce is often more expensive and complicated than an uncontested divorce. In an uncontested divorce, the spouses...
An inexperienced shoplifter will often show signs of their intent. A few examples include: hovering and loitering in and around the outside of the store, keeping an eye on a cashier or sales clerk, abnormal nervousness and baggy clothes that don’t fit the season. What...
During divorce, each spouse usually has a few possessions he or she feels strongly about keeping after the divorce. For some people this might be the marital house. For others, it may be a vehicle or a retirement asset. However, the way property gets divided in...
The end of a marriage is the beginning of making critical financial decisions for your future. When you and your spouse shared the financial wealth between you, there was undoubtedly more support and security. However, now that you are divorcing, you need to know...