Obtaining a divorce using the collaborative process allows the parties to work with their attorneys and other professionals to resolve the issues through settlement by full disclosure and negotiation outside the courtroom. Each party has their own lawyer who provides independent legal advise to their respective clients. The lawyers and the parties agree what is
Continue Reading »I think the main question here is whether or not the court has the authority to decide the issue because there has not been a settlement agreement binding the parties and there is no final determination of the issue between the parties. Also, as I have discussed in my previous blog postings, is it too
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It is not uncommon for one spouse to move out of the house while undergoing a divorce. Especially if the divorce is dragging on, the spouse renting an apartment may start to inquire about purchasing a home. Spouses begin to ask counsel if it is financially wise, or even allowed, to buy a house right
Continue Reading »Continuing a further discussion from the last two blog posts that I have written, I want to touch base on another scenario regarding college expenses and your obligation to pay them on behalf of your children. Last time we discussed what it means to have what is called Section 513 expenses reserved in the Judgment
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In a decision on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in a corporate case, Smithkline Beecham Corporation, DBA GlaxoSmithKline v. Abbott Laboratories (GSK v. Abbott), that a party cannot dismiss a juror for being a homosexual. This case arose from a corporate dispute between GSK and
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I was watching a television show over the weekend that depicted a family where the parties, who were divorcing, had two minor children. The mother told the father that she was going to “sue him for sole custody” and that he would “never see his children again” because he had come into some hard times
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