In divorce cases, too many people want to make sure the Judge knows why the marriage failed and that it is the other spouse’s fault. Unless it goes to custody, i.e., drug abuse, alcohol abuse, domestic violence, and so on, the judge does not care because the law does not care. It does not matter that your spouse has been …
Let’s Look at Discovery in Divorce
In a divorce proceeding, the parties must exchange with each other and file with the court a sworn statement of net worth (snw). This is a document signed under oath setting forth your expenses, income, assets and liabilities. It is a document that you could easily help someone else fill in, yet for some reason, when you have to fill …
Equitable Distribution in Divorce Over Simplified
To understand equitable distribution, the division of assets and debts acquired during the marriage, one must first understand the two most important terms used: Marital property: all property acquired during the marriage that is not separate property of either spouse. Separate property: all property acquired by either spouse prior to the marriage, acquired by inheritance, or gifted to that party …
Orders of Protection Info You Need to Know
Once there is a stay away order of protection against you, no one can change it except for a Judge in the Court that issued it. So, if there is an order of protection against you, a signed agreement between you and the other person and/or between your respective lawyers that something, even to appear for a deposition, would not …