Often you will hear mention of a Guardian ad Litem, or “GAL,” being involved when custody is contested. If your case is a divorce involving children, or a modification of custody, it is possible that a Guardian ad Litem may be added to your case either by your own...
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Thank You For All That You Do
“Who’s ready to open presents?” Kelly’s sing-song voice rang out across her home Christmas morning, the melody enticing her three children to follow the sweet sound to the Christmas Tree. Within seconds, Kelly heard a great clamoring down the stairs as Taylor, Bryan...
Holiday Parenting Travels Without the Hassle.
The holiday season is quickly approaching and that may be an exciting opportunity for many to spend time with their children and family, but for many it can also be a nerve-wracking experience because of the hassle of the commute with children who have more than one...
A War On Two Fronts: the Courtroom & the Livingroom
His phone buzzed in his slacks pocket, his foot tapping the nerves out as he waited to be called to the stand. The Courtroom was uncomfortably cold. The chair he sat on, uncomfortably hard. The Judge sitting up at the bench did not look particularly pleased to be...
All Flights Lead to Home
Summer comes to a close, and only a few days remain before the school year starts up once again. Where had the weeks gone? The trunk of her car is filled with bags of school supplies: number two pencils, college rule paper, a red folder, a ruler, an algebraic...
Summertime Memories are what Summers are Made For
If someone asks you what is one of your favorite childhood memories, it is likely your mind will be flooded with summer adventures, and you will automatically be consumed by nostalgia. I automatically start replaying the summer days I spent at the cruise ship dock...
The Effect of Joint Physical Custody on Child Support
Joint physical custody, or 50/50 custody as it is sometimes referred, is defined as a custodial arrangement where both parents equally share in the day-to-day care of their children in common. Although with joint physical custody co-parents have the same parenting...
Protecting the Future: What exactly are the “Best Interests of the Child”?
When children are involved in a custody battle between adults, whether it is an initial dispute or a modification action down the line, you’ll often hear the phrase “best interests of the child.” Legally, the custody arrangement standard is based upon this principle....
Since U Been Gone, I’ve Paying over $45,000 in Child Support
Kelly Clarkson has just settled her divorce from her husband of more than seven years. What is more surprising: the American Idol star paying $45,601.00 per month in child support or that she has primary physical custody of their two children and is still paying...
What is Better than a Wife? (Part I)
She leaned against the marble counter top, hand absently rubbing her swollen belly, while she looked out over the beautifully decorated mansion she needed to say goodbye to. Seven months pregnant, with no money to go and no right to stay: He had given her ‘till...