Category Archives: Family Law
Co-Parenting With a Gopher After Divorce
If you’ve been struggling with parenting difficulties since your divorce, you’re not alone. More than a few couples have trouble navigating the emerging experiences related to parenting from two separate homes. While both parents surely love their kids, inexperience, pain, resentment, and ego in the face of new challenges all factor into the success… Read More »
Women’s Attitudes on Prenups Shifting
Not long ago the topic of a prenup could cause an argument in a relationship without fail. Certainly, a discussion that contemplates the possibility of divorce before you’ve walked down the aisle is less than romantic. But these days things are changing, and couples are more willing to have a frank discussion about assets… Read More »
Florida Child Custody Evaluations
Being ordered by a court to participate in a child custody evaluation can be a harrowing experience, mostly because you will be worried about how an evaluator will react to you. The stakes are extraordinary; understanding the process and doing what you can to prepare will help to ease your mind and help you… Read More »
Is Getting a Paternity Test the Right Decision?
Let’s say that you’re in a romantic relationship and there’s a baby on the way. If there is any question as to the identity of the biological father you may be considering looking into paternity testing. But is that the right move? Perhaps you’re hesitant to infer that there is any question as to… Read More »
What To Know About Grandparent Rights
Grandkids are fantastic! Even though some say it’s delightful to spoil them rotten and then return them to their parents, you are one of those grandparents who’d just as soon keep the little darlings with you all the time! Unfortunately, your child has been involved in a bitter divorce, and their spouse has been… Read More »
Dealing with Divorce During Pregnancy or Soon After
Many people may imagine that divorcing while pregnant or with very young children is easier on the kids. The reality couldn’t be further from the truth because infants—and even in utero babies—are sensitive to emotional upsets and to changes in their environment. Just because they can’t express themselves in words doesn’t mean they don’t… Read More »
Adapting Parenting Plans Over Time
For anyone who got a divorce some years ago when the kids were quite young, there was surely some sort of parenting plan devised to accommodate everyone at the time. But as the children get older, are you finding that the plan that was very appropriate for the toddlers falls short of today’s needs?… Read More »
When Women Earn More than Their Husbands
What are the factors that increase the risk of divorce? Studies repeatedly show that lower socioeconomic status, domestic violence, and marital infidelity are three of the biggest contributors. Diminishing levels of intimacy and empty nesting can play a huge part in marital dissatisfaction, as well. But it may come as a surprise to many… Read More »
Same-Sex Relationships Haunted by Domestic Violence
Just as many gay and lesbian families frequently enjoy satisfying and nurturing relationships, many heterosexual relationships are healthy and rewarding. On the other hand, between one-third and one-fourth of individuals in any kind of intimate relationship experience domestic violence (DV) at some point in their lives. Fundamentals of Domestic Violence Several facets of domestic… Read More »
Men Who Divorce Their Abusers
Without question, any domestic violence situation is about control and coercion—and your situation may be more serious than you imagined. It may seem strange to think of domestic violence as a crime that victimizes men, but the family law attorneys at the WiseLieberman know that what happens behind closed doors in someone’s home can… Read More »
