Divorce can happen for many reasons, and it’s seldom a pleasant experience. For instance, one partner cheats on the other, frequent arguments create an unhappy marriage, or the couple grows apart. However, it’s important to keep these and other marital issues from escalating into lengthy and damaging child custody disagreements. Your duty as a parent…

A loving mother is going through a difficult divorce. While splitting assets and debts has been tough enough, nothing has compared to the stress of the child custody battle for her two children. She wants the best for them but is unsure how to deal with the legal complexities. As the questions pile up, her…

A young couple had finally decided to adopt, and they were filled with excitement and hope for the future. But the further they got into the adoption process, the more they realized it was more complex than anticipated. Between mountains of paperwork, legal requirements, and unexpected delays, they were overwhelmed and unsure of the next steps.…

As you might imagine, we don’t ordinarily meet people during their happiest times. When families seek legal counsel from our compassionate team of family law attorneys, it is often immediately after an unpleasant life event, such as marital discord and crisis, child support issues, and matters impacting the parent-child relationship. That said, we also walk…

You find yourself in yet another argument with your spouse. Granted, every couple argues at some point, but you’ve always felt your arguments go beyond the typical lover’s spat and border on spousal gaslighting. For instance, your spouse keeps saying your version of what led to the fight couldn’t be further from the truth. They…

You and your wife have been married for 15 years and carved out a comfortable lifestyle thanks to two solid incomes. In that time, you purchased a vacation home in Italy, invested in a business in Japan, and became a silent partner in a horse ranch in Australia. That’s quite a bit of international assets,…

A young couple is going through a divorce. Emotions are running high, and during a heated argument, the husband accuses the wife of being unfit to raise their children. He even goes as far as telling neighbors and friends that she has a substance abuse problem—something that is entirely untrue. The wife’s reputation is now…

Our attorneys often field this question from frustrated parents who want nothing more than to ensure they have finances in place to care for their child. This is especially true when a portion of that financial picture is dictated by whether or not their former spouse is paying child support, and it can lead to…

While walking into the courthouse for a child support hearing, it’s natural to feel a knot of anxiety tightening in your stomach. After all, you’re unsure what to expect and worried that something might go wrong. Perhaps making things worse is that you heard stories from friends—some saying it wasn’t a big deal, others warning…

When many people think of infidelity in a marriage, their minds automatically leap to adultery. In other words, one spouse was physically or emotionally unfaithful to the other, and it resulted in a divorce. And it’s easy to see why they think this way. After all, roughly 60% of divorced couples cited infidelity as the…