Decision Time: 3 Ways A Court Divides Community Property
Decision Time: 3 Ways A Court Divides Community Property Seldom can we make a decision in our personal lives – a good decision, anyway – …
Family Law
What Your Role Is In Dividing And Confirming Marital Property
What Your Role Is In Dividing And Confirming Marital Property The court ultimately decides who gets what marital property when divorcing spouses cannot agree, but …
Valuing Marital Property – Fair Market vs Intrinsic Value
Valuing Marital Property – Fair Market vs Intrinsic Value Before a court can officially act on the division of marital property in any divorce case, …
Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. V)
Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. V) We have discussed a great deal of family law terms over the last few months. Now it …
Does the court hearing your divorce case have full jurisdiction?
Does the court hearing your divorce case have full jurisdiction? When divorcing, if spouses cannot agree on a fair and equitable division of marital property, …
Suit for Grandparent Possession or Access
Suit for Grandparent Possession or Access – An everyday person unfamiliar with family law would assume that a grandparent has the inside track in any …
Suit for Sibling Access
Suit for Sibling Access – In certain circumstances, a situation may arise where an older sibling requests to gain access to, or custody of, a …
Termination Suits (Part II)
Termination Suits (Part II) To round out our blog conversation on a court’s decision to terminate the parent-child relationship, I think it’s important to discuss …
Genetic Testing and Parentage Suits
Genetic Testing and Parentage Suits We have all heard of the term genetic testing, and maybe you even saw instances of it being used on …
Parentage Suits (Part II)
Parentage Suits (Part II) In our previous blog, we discussed the purpose of parentage suits in terms of legally establishing the existence of a parent-child …