Your spouse has asked you for a divorce and you're hoping that you'll be able to keep your house. Maybe you can see the positives here, such as keeping your children’s living situation stable. Maybe you just love the house and you have no desire to move. It can be...
You may have had a friend going through a rough marriage, but after a bit of couples counseling, they seemed to have a better and stronger relationship. This may have moved you to seek couples counseling for you and your spouse. Unfortunately, you don’t make the same...
Estate planning is often thought of in terms of providing for your family should you become incapacitated. While this is certainly the case, there is far more to the estate planning process than that. Have you always tried to give back to the community throughout...
When you have had a dispute with your ex over custody but still want to have more time with your kids, something that you may want to consider is virtual visitation. Virtual visitation is designed to let you visit with your child in one of several ways other than...
If this summer is going to involve your child flying back and forth alone at least once between you and your co-parent for the first time, you’re likely more than a bit nervous. As you browse airline websites and see that solo kid travelers are called “unaccompanied...
When you are in the middle of a divorce proceeding, there are times when it might make sense to request a transfer of your case to a new county. The legal term for this request is a petition for a transfer of venue. Generally speaking, a court may agree to transfer...
When most of us think of a will, we think of a legal document that outlines how we want our home, money, personal belongings and other assets distributed and to whom when we die. A living will is different in that it provides information on how you want to be...
An estate plan comes with several important tools, each designed to ensure that your wishes are honored when you are no longer around to make important decisions. One such tool is the living trust. At the very basic, a living trust is a fiduciary document that allows...
After a divorce concludes, many parents want to do something special with their kids to mark a return to normalcy. If your family has always enjoyed traveling, a trip out of the country may seem like an ideal solution. If you and your co-parent enjoy an amicable...
Sharing custody is a big challenge for divorced parents or unmarried parents who separate. Agreeing to a division of parenting time is difficult, and thinking about only being a part-time parent can be even worse. One of the hardest parts is the need to divide all of...
