Family Law

Did you know that a non-custodial parent doesn't always make child support payments to a custodial parent? Various things factor into who pays whom child support. When two people fall in love and get married, the last thing on either…

Stepparent Adoption Washington $325 Stepparent adoptions involve the blending of two established family situations. This can be messy or wonderful, sometimes a bit of both. To successfully blend a family requires discussion among the members of the family, as well…

In the USA, people can choose to live with whomever they want, support anybody they want, and can love whomever they want. So, there are many reasons why a stepparent might want to adopt a stepchild. Sometimes it is just…

Considering whether to adopt your step child? It’s a great way to show that you want them as part of your family as well as the devotion you feel towards the child. The child’s self-esteem grows, as well as a…

The most common reason for adult adoption is when a stepparent wants to legally adopt a stepchild who is over 18. As opposed to child adoptions, where a stepparent sometimes has to get permission from the child's biological parent, with…

Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, has a higher crime rate than some major US cities. According to 2018 crime data, Sydney has the highest violent crime rate (1445.1 per 100,000 people). Many times, people are wrongly arrested…

For some unknown reason, when people hurt themselves, even if another person is at fault, they tend to start apologizing. Perhaps it is because they are embarrassed, maybe they feel self-conscious, or some might simply not want to be seen…

Going through a divorce is easily one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. Whether the divorce is contentious or not, there is often anger, hurt, a sense of loss, and stress that surrounds this time in life.…

Suffering from a personal injury is overwhelming enough, but then feeling like you need to learn all of the differed terms and legal requirements surrounding your injury and your claim can be equally, if not more, overwhelming. This is why…

According to research done by McKinley Irvin Family Law, one couple gets divorced every 36 seconds. That means there are almost 2,400 divorces a day in the USA. Getting a divorce is not affordable. With more people opting to divorce…

Ray Estolano, founder of Estalano Law, has been voted the best criminal defense lawyer in South Bay for three consecutive years by the readers of the Star-News. He also has a Superb rating on Avvo. Ray and his team handles’…

One of the most common forms of adoption is Stepparent adoptions, becoming more prominent as more and more blended families are created. Simply put, a stepparent adoption occurs when a stepparent agrees to adopt his or her spouse’s child and…

When two parents in the state of New Jersey decide to separate, one parent will likely end up paying child support to the other one to help cover the cost of raising the child. There are certain things that are…

The Law Offices of Jay D. Raxenberg P.C. is pleased to announce Raxemberg is expanding his child custody practice in Long Island and the surrounding area. Clients of the well-respected attorney benefit from his nearly two decades of experience in…

In order to be able to divorce your spouse the requirement is that you have been married for at least one year. Providing that this requirement is satisfied, there is only one legal ground for divorce, which is that the…

This article will discuss credit splitting based on contributions made to Canada Pension Plan. One of the main issues associated with the divorce is that of dividing property and debt. This includes finances of the parties to divorce. When a marriage breaks down, family property must…

This article will discuss what supervised access is and the objectives as well as two types in which such supervised access. At times after separation as a result of disagreements between the parents access to a children may be a problem. Such problems may…

DeWitt Law Firm, one of Northwest Arkansas' leading estate planning firms, located in Springdale, Ark., celebrated National Older Americans Month by sponsoring, and volunteering at, the Older Americans Month Picnic on May 12 at the Schmieding Center. The Schmieding Center…