Top 10 “Sexual Signs” That Your Spouse May Be Cheating
Posted August 24th, 2016.
Categories: Divorce, Family Law.
1. SEX NOT NECESSARY. When your spouse seems ambivalent about rejection. In the past, he may have insisted on sex, but now he’s less interested or quick to cave in when you’re not in the mood. 2. NO LONGER IN THE MOOD. When your spouse begins to continuously lack interest in sex, and has poor […]
Read MoreFour ways to use counseling as a tactical procedural device.
Posted August 24th, 2016.
Categories: Custody Tips, Family Law.
The judge has ordered the parents to submit to counseling before he makes a final custody decision. Now what? You could simply wait for a counselor to be selected and attend a counseling session once you receive notice to do so. Or you could take control of the four big issues from the outset. Issue […]
Read MoreTop 10 “Behavioral Signs That Your Spouse May be Cheating
Posted August 23rd, 2016.
Categories: Divorce, Family Law.
1. ENCOURAGING YOU TO TAKE TRIPS. When your spouse actively or openly accepts your desire to take trips without him, or seems to encourage you to travel alone or with others in order to leave him alone, or in an empty house. 2. EASILY PRONE TO ARGUMENTS. When your spouse starts arguing over seemingly innocuous […]
Read MoreA Negotiating Tool for Your Divorce Case: The Debt-to-Asset Ratio
Posted August 23rd, 2016.
Categories: Divorce, Family Law, The Calculating Lawyer.
In considering a spouse’s entitlement to support or an award of counsel fees, courts generally examine a number of factors, such as the richer spouse’s ability to pay, the dependent spouse’s financial need, the parties’ access to other financial resources and liquid assets, and whether they each exercised good faith or bad faith in the […]
Read MoreDon’t badmouth the other parent when you meet with the custody evaluator.
Posted August 23rd, 2016.
Categories: Custody Tips, Family Law.
In our zeal to win our child custody cases, we sometimes find it difficult to resist the urge to badmouth the other side. But be forewarned: It is a bad idea to defame your ex-husband or your ex-wife when you meet with the custody evaluator, the neutral psychologist or the guardian ad litem appointed by […]
Read MoreTop 10 “Electronic” Signs That Your Spouse May Be Cheating
Posted August 22nd, 2016.
Categories: Divorce, Family Law.
1. EXCESSIVE USE OF THE INTERNET. When your spouse begins using the computer later and later into the night, particular after you go to bed. 2. PASSWORD PROTECTIONS. When open access computers and laptops are suddenly password protected by your spouse. 3. QUICK SHUT-DOWNS. When you observe computer screens minimized or shut down swiftly whenever […]
Read MoreIntroducing…Sextortion!
Posted August 22nd, 2016.
Categories: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Family Law.
Not only is New Jersey expanding its statutes to outlaw coercive criminal misconduct, federal legislators are also apparently looking into it. The Interstate Sextortion Prevention Act has been introduced by a Congresswoman from Massachusetts to punish the “interstate coercion of sexual acts, sexual contact or sexually explicit visual depictions and for other purposes.” Under the […]
Read MoreFive other things to do before a home inspection
Posted August 22nd, 2016.
Categories: Custody Tips, Family Law.
If the court orders a home inspection as part of a child custody case, it goes without saying that you should tidy up your home and remove any dangerous conditions. Here are some “advanced” techniques for preparing for a home inspection that might help you gain an edge in your custody case. Obtain a copy […]
Read MoreAnother Tool to Capture Child Abductors
Posted August 21st, 2016.
Categories: Criminal Defense, Family Law.
Criminal prosecutors, as well as family lawyers on the civil side, use a variety of legal strategies to locate missing and abducted children and to bring them home to their legal parents. Now, the Internal Revenue Service is using tax returns to ferret out information that might provide useful clues in ongoing investigations. A new […]
Read MoreWhat is a Psychological Parent?
Posted August 20th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Family Law.
Is it possible for an adult who has no biological connection to a child to be granted custody? The answer is yes – if the adult is deemed a “psychological parent” of the child. A psychological parent can come into a child’s life in many ways, such as, for example, when a biological mother gives […]
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