Understanding Family Law and Choosing Your Lawyer
In the past, attorneys in the field of family law were called matrimonial or divorce lawyers. The primary focus was on marital relationships and nothing more. Most of the domestic cases were basically limited to setting spousal maintenance, dividing marital property, and establishing child support and custody. But over the last few decades, the scope […]
I Was Served With a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, Now What?
It is never an easy thing to face the reality that your marriage is over. When one party (the “Petitioner”) initiates court proceedings by filing a petition for dissolution of marriage and serves their spouse (the “Respondent”) with the pleadings, the Respondent is often left with the question: Now What? Here are some simple tips […]