March 10, 2012
The past few weeks I’ve taken over a few cases from dabblers, provided second opinions to a few family court litigants represented by dabblers, litigated
Counseling the aggrieved spouse to move on
February 23, 2012
I finalized a divorce earlier this week in which the other party discovered my client’s adultery a few years ago and filed for divorce twenty
August 25, 2011
Only inexperienced or unthinking family law attorneys take aggressive action against an opposing party without expecting blowback against their client. It’s animal nature to strike
August 21, 2011
As a Jew I don’t believe in Christ’s divinity; however, I certainly believe in his wisdom. Perhaps the wisest of Christ’s counsel: Turn the Other
July 21, 2011
One pitfall of having a legal blog is I receive frequent calls from folks seeking free legal advice. A common question is whether they need
Fussing at clients so the family court judge won’t
July 9, 2011
Often my family court clients complain that I am not “taking [their] side” because I fuss at them regarding their behaviors. These clients are accurate
Attorneys acting too clever in assisting clients to repudiate an agreement
April 30, 2011
Recently, and for only the second time in my career, an opposing party attempted to repudiate a family court agreement that he or she had
Why I no longer accept service of rules to show cause
April 2, 2011
Yesterday two different attorneys asked me about accepting service on behalf of a client for rules to show cause. While I will routinely accept service
