by Brandon Legal Group | Feb 28, 2018 | Divorce Attorneys, Family Law Questions
Federal tax law provides for innocent spouse relief, meaning if you filed a joint IRS tax return but then divorced, legally separated, or lived apart from your spouse for one year, you might be able to limit or even avoid liability. You must be able to prove that your...
by Brandon Legal Group | Feb 21, 2018 | Divorce Attorneys, Family Law Questions
Visitation is for the well-being of your children who have a right to be loved by and spend time with both parents. Even if your children say they do not want to visit their noncustodial parent anymore, this is not a valid reason to deny visitation. Nor may you deny...
by Brandon Legal Group | Feb 12, 2018 | Collaborative Divorce, Family Law Questions
Each individual is represented by an attorney who acts on their respective behalf. In this scenario, there isn’t an adversarial process by the lawyers. They are not trying to win at the other spouse’s expense. The attorneys have undergone collaborative divorce...
by Brandon Legal Group | Feb 7, 2018 | Divorce Attorneys, Family Law Questions
It depends. If an agreement to resolve your case is reached, some courts will divorce the parties without need of a court hearing. Other courts may require a short, uncontested hearing that is attended by only the petitioner. If you cannot reach an agreement, court...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jan 31, 2018 | Child Support Attorneys, Family Law Questions
Child support guidelines are mandated by the State. The guidelines can get tricky when at least one spouse is an independent business owner who can control his/her wages. In this situation, it typically helps to bring in a financial or tax expert who can help determine...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jan 29, 2018 | Divorce Attorneys, Family Law Questions
Can I deny visitation as the custodial parent? Visitation is for the benefit of the children and they have a right to spend quality time and be loved by both parents. The custodial parent cannot deny the visitation of the non-custodial parent even if the children do...
