Dec 27, 2011 | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Dispute Resolution, Divorce, Grandparents' Rights, Mediation, Mission Statement, Non-Parent Rights, Personal Interest, Spousal Maintenance
Here is our mission statement for the new year: Gary Frank is a Family Law Attorney who cares about his clients. Whether they are going through a divorce or dealing with contested custody or other family law issues, we understand that our clients are in the midst of a...
Aug 23, 2011 | Alimony, Child Support, Consultation, Custody, Division of Property, Divorce, Family Law, Grandparent Rights, Non-Parent Rights, Spousal Maintenance
Filing for divorce on your own can be overwhelming. Wading through the court-approved forms may be confusing and is often an exercise in futility. What are my legal rights? What should I ask for? How does the court process work? How do I know I’m doing this...
Jul 22, 2011 | Alimony, Divorce, Spousal Maintenance, Spousal Support
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Spousal Maintenance is the greyest of grey areas in Family Law. If you ask an attorney “How much alimony will I get in my divorce?” and he gives you a definitive answer – get up and run out of his office – and don’t look...
May 2, 2011 | Alimony, Divorce, Spousal Maintenance, Spousal Support
Not long ago, the notion of a wife being ordered to pay spousal maintenance (alimony) to her husband in a divorce case would have been laughed at. Men paid alimony, not women. But that was then, and this is now. Things are changing fast. Throughout most of our...
Jan 25, 2011 | Alimony, Divorce, Spousal Maintenance, Spousal Support
Here are some interesting Alimony Statistics from “The New Art of Alimony” by Jennifer Levitz for the Wall Street Journal November 4th, 2009, via the Maricopa County Bar Association Family Law Section Newsletter: Americans paid $9.4 billion in alimony to former...
Nov 20, 2010 | Child Support, Cohabitation, Custody, Family Law, Grandparent Rights, Marriage, Spousal Maintenance, Step-Parent Rights
The definition of “Family” is changing. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, about 29 percent of children under 18 now live with a parent or parents who are unwed or no longer married. This is a five-fold increase from 1960. This...