Top 10 Household Signs That Your Spouse is Cheating
Posted September 12th, 2016.
Categories: Divorce, Family Law.
1. INTEREST IN LAUNDRY. When your spouse suddenly wants to do his own laundry, or wants to help you with the laundry (after never having done so in the past). 2. SUDDENLY POSSESSIVE. When your spouse is suddenly protective and possessive of his or her personal belongings and becomes irritated if you touch them. 3. […]
Read MoreTop 10 Verbal Signs That Your Spouse is Cheating
Posted September 12th, 2016.
Categories: Divorce, Family Law.
1. VOCABULARY CHANGES. If your husband or wife suddenly starts using different words, slang expressions or adopting an unusual manner of speech with no other plausible explanation. 2. PET NAMES. If your spouse suddenly starts calling you by pet names he or she has never used before. 3. HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS. When your spouse begins to […]
Read MoreFind out his “real” working schedule before agreeing to joint custody or visitation plan
Posted September 12th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
If you’re the custodial parent, you should invoke your rights to “pre-trial discovery” to find out your ex’s actual working schedule. Likewise, if you’re the non-custodial parent, you should use “discovery” techniques to find out about your ex’s true working patterns before you agree to custody, joint custody or visitation arrangements. Pre-trial discovery refers to […]
Read MoreHow to Handle Religious Issues Delicately
Posted September 11th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Occasionally, a child is pulled in two different directions by separated or divorced parents who follow different religious faiths. If this is the case, be sure to address religious activities delicately, not obsessively. In many states, the custodial parent controls the choice of religion. However, in many cases, the child may be exposed to several […]
Read MoreUse Stipulations as Shortcuts to Success in your custody case.
Posted September 10th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
A Stipulation is an agreement entered into by both parties in a child custody dispute which takes the form of a written document submitted to the Court. For example, two lawyers in a custody case might “stipulate” to extend the deadline for supplying documents to each other. They might stipulate to the date, time and […]
Read MoreHow to Use a Writ of Habeas Corpus in Your Custody Case
Posted September 9th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
When people hear the words “habeas corpus,” they usually think of some kind of legal action involving a prisoner who seeks to be released from detention. Yet a Writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued in a child custody case too, and in some states, it can be used to tremendous advantage for one party […]
Read MoreDo the math – Ask for travel expenses and gain leverage in negotiations.
Posted September 8th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
Parents often ignore the cost of a joint custody and timesharing arrangement until after the case has been mediated or after the court has signed an order. It’s often smarter, and more strategic, to do the math in advance of any mediation or court hearing. Figure out what it costs to transport the children between […]
Read MoreDon’t ignore your own health issues; Stay healthy to preserve your right to custody
Posted September 7th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
In virtually every state, the physical health of the parents is one of the factors which the court must consider before determining who gets custody of a child. A parent’s health is indeed an important consideration: A disabled parent may not be able to tend to a child’s needs or to assist in the event […]
Read MoreAvoid fawning and subservient witnesses
Posted September 6th, 2016.
Categories: Child Custody, Custody Tips, Family Law.
One way to weaken your case in Family Court is to call witnesses who will say anything at all to help you. Whether it’s loving family members or good friends and neighbors, witnesses who gush forth with only flattering things to say can often come off as being blindly supportive and therefore of little evidentiary […]
Read MorePreserve your plenary rights
Posted September 5th, 2016.
Categories: Custody Tips, Family Law.
There’s that word again — “plenary” — but what does it mean? A plenary hearing or plenary trial refers to a full, complete and total legal proceeding in which you are given the right to testify, to call witnesses on your behalf, to cross-examine other witnesses, to offer documentary evidence and to make legal arguments. […]
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