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Choosing a family law attorney
Choosing the best legal representative is critical to the success of your case. At Southern Oaks, one of our specialties is family law. This includes areas such as child custody, child support, divorce, and adoption. While advice and support is important from family members or friends, it’s especially important to
Family law: Trust an expert
Divorce, marriage, child support, and adoptions. These are all areas that fall into the category of family law. Like any painful or complicated matter, many try tackling these areas on their own. However, it’s important to confide in legal assistance when dealing with these matters. According to Diane Emery of Suburbia Unwrapped,
Gray Divorce: Eliminating Your Worries
Divorce, or the thought of a divorce, can happen at any age. Sometimes the longer someone is in a marriage, that person feels more risk in the possibility of ending the relationship. Gray divorce, according to McKinley Irvin Family Law, “refers to divorces involving spouses over the age of 50, and
Finances and divorce, three mistakes to avoid
Finances play one of the bigger, if not biggest role in a divorce settlement. Providing the correct financial information is critical to helping ensure the settlement and ruling is just and fair. As Bari Weinberger points out there are several steps to help you streamline and ease the divorce processes especially as
Divorce Your spouse, not your business partner
When you married your partner, you never dreamed a day would come when that would end. It’s the same reason each of you decided to open a business together. So, what happens next? How can you divorce your spouse and without losing any interest in a business that the two
Your retirement fund is not off limits in your divorce settlement
Did you know not even your retirement funds may be off-limits following your divorce? But how, and why? You’ve worked and saved for those retirement funds, why is he or she entitled to a share? Well as Jeralyn Lisa Lawrence notes in a recent article, one former spouse has the
Survey shows an increasing number of women paying both alimony and child support
Women are now finding that gender equality in divorce court is coming with a cost. According to a recent survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), 54% of the attorneys have cited an increase in the number of mothers paying child support during the past three years, while 45% have
Don’t go through divorce alone
Divorce is difficult and can be expensive but don’t let the cost of hiring a divorce attorney keep you from finding the right lawyer that will work for you. Many times, in situations like these, people feel that they can handle the filings and procedures themselves and while that may
Collaborative divorce: Protecting you and your children
The divorce process can be brutal. Much is at stake when going through the proper procedures, especially for the children involved. When the relationship of the parents declines, the children may be at risk of suffering from emotional damage. The effects can linger on for several years. Friendly terms amongst
Protecting your credit In a divorce
Very little if anything in life is free, especially divorce. The process can be expensive on the front end, but did you know it could have lifelong ramifications if not handled properly? That is why protecting your credit in a divorce is so important. When it comes to splitting up