Family Law

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…

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…

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…

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…

Lesnevich, Marzano-Lesnevich, Trigg, O’Cathain & O’Cathain, LLC, a family law and personal injury law firm based in New Jersey and New York, is honored to announce that partner Amanda S. Trigg, Esq., will be installed as the President of the…

​​​Lesnevich, Marzano-Lesnevich, Trigg, O’Cathain & O’Cathain, LLC, a family law and personal injury law firm based in New Jersey and New York, is excited to announce the launch of their new website at www.lmllawyers.com. The newly designed site offers more…

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…

Justice Entrepreneurs Project (JEP) is pleased to announce the appointment of innovative Chicago Family Law attorney and Loyola Law School Professor Andrew “Drew” Vaughn. Drew is the founder of NuVorce, LLC, the only divorce firm where clients pay controlled fees…

​​​NuVorce, LLC, the only divorce firm where clients pay controlled fees for unlimited access to their attorneys, has won the 2017 Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) for Best Online Legal Advertisement.  “Who says we can’t play with some humor in the…

With the advent of online public record databases any person that has a device with an internet connection can view divorce records and related information online. According to SearchQuarry.com representatives, "Most online divorce record searches are from people inquiring about…