Quick Tips for When You Start the Divorce Process
If you are thinking about ending your marriage or have already been served with divorce papers, it is important that you have the right people to look out for your best interests during the divorce process and provide advice so that you always make informed decisions. For the most part,…
Is Family Law Only About Divorce?
It is natural to assume divorce is in the family law category by itself. After all, it is a family lawyer’s job to help spouses legally separate from each other, and with 50% of all marriages ending in divorce, it is safe to assume lawyers like us do not have…
4 Reasons Why Keeping Secrets Can Destroy a Marriage
How many times have you kept a secret from your partner? Before you answer, remember that we are not talking about little and harmless secrets, such as how you sneak cookies from the cupboard before bed each night or that you are hiding your nerdy fandom for all things Star…
What Changes Should I Anticipate Regarding My Court Order When My Child Graduates High School?
We are roughly one month away from high school graduation season. If you have a soon-to-be graduate in your household, allow us to be the first to say congratulations. This is a time of hope and new beginnings, and the entire family should celebrate this milestone. But like anything else,…
10 Helpful Divorce Blogs to Prepare You For the Road Ahead in 2022
We recently found a quote from an unknown author that says, “Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” This is excellent advice, as we always want to be looking forward to our future rather than constantly thinking about things from the past that we wish we could have done…
Attorney-Client Privilege – Defined
Many people are concerned when they hire a lawyer for the first time that they will somehow give up their right to privacy. They think the information they divulge, conversations they engage in, intimate details they share, and anything else they say could be used against them later. Fortunately, a…
Direct vs Indirect Contempt of Court
Direct vs Indirect Contempt of Court. The legal term “Contempt of Court” is commonplace on television and in movies but the depictions on television and in the movies is generally not accurate or a complete story of the contempt powers of a court. It is important to know that you…
8 Ways to Save Yourself and Your Marriage Through Genuine Intentions
We live in an age where divorce is alarmingly common. After all, 50% of all marriages end in divorce. That is the statistic everyone references, and they are absolutely spot on. As a result, you would think that is all I do in my practice — help people get divorced….
Do you have the proper grounds for divorce?
Proper grounds for divorce. There used to be a time when divorce was frowned upon. People just did not do it very often because marriage was seen as it should be seen – a covenant relationship between two people and God. Spouses were not without faults, but they were willing…
Nelson Law Roundup: 13 Useful Blog Posts about Child Support
Useful Blog Posts about Child Support. Child support is a periodic payment made by one parent to benefit a child following the end of a marriage. In a perfect world, the obligated parent simply pays the other to cover necessary expenses for the child, and life goes on. But as…