Before you ask how to get a restraining order, you should first ask “Can I get a restraining order?” I was recently asked by a mother if she could get a restraining order from her ex-husband’s new wife that was being confrontational during the children’s baseball games. Dealing with an adult behaving in any disruptive…
Recently our area lost a major employer and hundreds of people are left in a financial crisis. One of the many questions that people ask is: “Do I still have to pay child support if I lose my job?” The answer is YES, but you may have a legal remedy to address the major change…
A business can be one of the most important and valuable assets to you or your spouse. Figuring out what will happen to a business can cause additional stress during a divorce. To relieve some of this anxiety, this blog post on dividing business assets during a divorce will explain the basics of splitting a…
Dividing property during a divorce can be confusing, overwhelming, and can seem impossible. Dividing financial assets during a divorce can be even more difficult and frustrating. This blog post will ease your anxiety by explaining how checking and saving accounts, 401(k), retirement accounts, pensions, IRAs, stocks and bonds, annuities, and trusts are divided during a…
Dividing personal property during a divorce will be divided into two categories: marital property and separate property. Marital property is property that was acquired during the divorce and is usually jointly owned. Separate property is property that was acquired before the marriage and had remained separate from the marital estate. Separate property generally goes to…
