Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. XIII)
Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. XIII) – Welcome to another summary of common Family Law terms. At Nelson Law Group PC, we believe in …
5 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Family Law Attorney
5 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Family Law Attorney – I’ve been practicing family law for nearly 25 years. In that time, I’ve had the …
Terminating the Parent-Child Relationship – Inability to care for child
Terminating the Parent-Child Relationship – Inability to care for child – In a previous blog, we discussed the occasional need for a court of law …
Can you legally adopt an adult?
Can you legally adopt an adult? – We see all the time in movies, on social media, or while watching the news where a child is …
Child-Custody Determination and Inconvenient Forum
Child-Custody Determination and Inconvenient Forum – Let’s say a court has the jurisdiction to preside over and rule on a child-custody case, but due to the …
Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction – Defined
Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction – Defined – Jurisdiction is defined as a court’s official power to make legal decisions and judgments, but an important thing to …
Statute of Limitations – Defined
Statute of Limitations – Defined – Let’s say two people get divorced, and 20 years later one of them finds out the other somehow had a …
Quantum Meruit – Defined
Quantum Meruit – Defined – When a person sues for money they believe they are owed for services rendered when there is an “implied” agreement between …
What is Family Violence?
We hear the term Family Violence all the time, typically within the context of one spouse being abusive toward the other, or a parent committing …
Defenses to breach-of-contract claims
Defenses to breach-of-contract claims – Any time two or more parties enter into a legally-binding agreement, whether oral or written, the participants who signed the document …