Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face
April 28, 2026
Discussing a braggadocios future opponent’s ideas on how to he was going to defeat the heretofore undefeated Mike Tyson, Tyson noted, “everybody has a plan
April 25, 2026
I regularly hear from potential clients who want to seek or modify custody when they are happy with the actual status quo on custodial time.
A cross-examination question for every custody witness
April 24, 2026
Continuing with the theme of my repeated violations of the Fourth Commandment of Irving Younger’s Ten Commandments of Cross Examination—“Don't ask a question to which
On cross examination, ask when it can’t hurt to ask
April 22, 2026
When I attended law school (1988-91) there were few educational videos on the practice of law. The most famous one was Irving Youngers 1975 lecture,
April 9, 2026
Most clients seeking to modify a prior visitation or custody final order want that order modified immediately. Most attorneys still reflexively file motions for temporary
Don’t seek temporary attorney’s fees from supported spouses
December 12, 2025
I recently defended a motion for temporary relief where I needed co-counsel to handle some of the preparation. When he asked about the need to
Developing good witnesses for visitation cases
September 17, 2025
A common problem in trying to get fathers[i] of young children more visitation is that often few folks other than family members (who are naturally
The wrong times to be starting marital or custody litigation
July 24, 2025
One of my earliest blogs addressed the idea that the family court only has jurisdiction over a child’s custody for a period of 216 months—from
