In December of 2009, Minnesota Judge Stephen Halsey (chambered in Wright County) launched his Minnesota Family Law Issues Blog, a terrific resource for both lawyers and litigants. As I understand, Judge Halsey’s blog is the first of it’s kind in Minnesota (from the judiciary). His unique perspective provides an interesting addition to the exchange
Who would believe an instant camera to lead to so much conflict? Noeleen Walder of the New York Law Journal recently authored an article entitled “Divorcing Couple Hits Snag Over Splitting 7,000 Family Photos.” Walder writes:
When M.R. and E.R. decided to call it quits after more than 20 years of marriage, they
Eric Solotoff, a certified matrimonial lawyer based in Roseland, New Jersey, recently featured an article from the Daily Record surrounding a post-decree parenting time dispute between a mother and father. Here’s how ugly (and downright silly) things can get sometimes:
Ruling against a divorced father’s wish that his daughter help him celebrate his birthday,
“The End.” The last song recorded by the Beatles, and their shortest. For some “the end” drags on and on and on, plaguing a divorcee. James Chau, a respected divorce lawyer in San Jose California, and author of the San Jose Family Law Blog, recently cited a survey on the feelings of the
Minnesota Lawyer recently featured an article by Sylvia Hseih entitled Divorce Attorneys are Missing Evidence on Social Media Sites. She reports that sites such as Facebook and Twitter contain a “treasure trove” of legal evidence- especially in divorce cases. She writes, however, that most lawyers are missing the boat.
Hseih points out that damaging
Some parents choose to use their child as a weapon during divorce. Experts agree, it will inevitably come back to haunt the parent who does so – and might just destroy a kid’s well-being.
The good news is that most know better and do the right thing. They understand that there are productive ways to
What is the role of government in divorce? Is it a matter of providing a forum for deciding contested issues? Or, should the government be in the business of saving marriages? Interestingly, the Family Law Professor Blog, a national blog relating to divorce and family law issues, recently described a bill pending in the
We were browsing the California Divorce Blawg yesterday and fellow family blogger John E. Harding highlighted a recent article by Laura Petrecca in USA Today on prenuptial agreements.
At least once a week our firm is contacted by a soon-to-be bride or groom, who have taken time away from cake, dress and music selections to
About half the cases we handle are more contested divorces. These are marital dissolution cases in which the litigants don’t expect to reach agreement early and, instead, need the intervention of the court system in order to reach a resolution.
These divorces typically involve four distinct segments.
The first segment of work in a contested
The Domestic Abuse Committee of the Family Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association has published a new resource for domestic abuse victims entitled “A Domestic Violence Victim’s Guide to Getting a Good Attorney.” With the permission of the State Bar Association, here is what the Committee has to say:
Choosing an