Avoid cocktail party advice about custody and parenting time.
Posted July 5th, 2016.
Categories: Custody Tips, Family Law.
Behind the scenes, when lawyers are talking shop, one of the things they gripe about most are the clients who take advice from everybody but their attorneys. The most dangerous client, they say, is the one who listens to friends and strangers at cocktail parties, and then assumes the experiences of others in family court […]
Read MoreHappy Financial Independence Day! How Long Will It Take to Double Your Money?
Posted July 5th, 2016.
Categories: The Calculating Lawyer.
The 4th of July is a perfect day to think about your independence — your financial independence, that is! So, what if you wanted to double, or triple or even quadruple your money. How long would it take to do that? There’s a handy formula for figuring it out in a matter of seconds. All […]
Read MoreTake the Whole Neighborhood to the Fireworks.
Posted July 4th, 2016.
Categories: Custody Tips, Family Law.
In a child custody case, one parent generally has custody or visitation rights on Independence Day. Like Memorial Day and Thanksgiving Day, our national anniversary on July 4th is often one of the holidays which parents bargain for – or fight over – in a custody dispute. If you have your child on July 4th, […]
Read MoreInvite the in-laws…..and your custody case will grow stronger over time.
Posted July 1st, 2016.
Categories: Custody Tips, Family Law.
It may seem contrary to popular experience, but inviting your mother-in-law and father-in-law to partake in child-related events may help you to win your custody case. Indeed, keeping the in-laws in the loop is evidence of your greater appreciation for maintaining a relationship between the children and their grandparents. In many families, we find friction […]
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