Monthly Archive: January 2022

10 Questions I Get as a Divorce Lawyer

I’m a person who lives in the world, and so, for me – like for anyone else – the topic of what I do for a living is something that comes up with some frequency. I usually just say something vague like, ‘Oh, I work at a law firm,’ so that they’ll hopefully stop asking...

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  You probably haven’t hired an attorney before. And, if you have, it probably wasn’t a family law attorney. (And, if it was a family law attorney that you hired, you probably aren’t reading this article because you’ve been there, done that!) It’s a nerve wracking experience! I can tell you that, even for me,...

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  One of the scariest parts of divorce is losing health insurance. For a lot of people, the access to health insurance makes them stay in their marriage longer and even, after negotiating a separation agreement or going to court on a pendente lite and establishing temporary support, take longer to actually finalize a divorce....

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Do I have to let my ex in-laws see my kids?

When you get a divorce, you probably want a clean break. When you and your ex husband share children in common, though, the break is really never quite as clean as you might wish. After all, the kids won’t raise themselves! Regardless of your feelings towards your ex or the way you choose to coparent...

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  I’ve written about social media accounts before, but it seems like the landscape is constantly changing. With the advent of so many different platforms for sharing, we’re dealing with new issues all the time – and with clients who think less of sharing a LOT of themselves in very public platforms. I’m not one...

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  Kids are expensive. Whether it’s the normal kid stuff – a little tumble at daycare, a broken arm, a skateboard accident – or whether you have a child with specific ongoing medical issues, medical expenses can be a big part of that. It can be expected or unexpected; more or less than you expect...

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  For one reason or another, lots of times people just aren’t ready to finalize their divorce. Whether they’ve already negotiated a signed separation agreement or they’ve filed a contested divorce and had a few hearings, the urgency sometimes dissipates once temporary child and spousal support is established. After all, divorce comes with some inconvenient...

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