What you think, what you know, and what you can prove
October 14, 2017
One goes into a hearing or trial trying to establish various facts that will hopefully lead the court to rule in the desired manner. However
Falling into the tiger pit of prior consistent statements
September 9, 2017
About a decade ago I represented a pre-teen girl in a DSS abuse and neglect case in which she alleged her stepfather had sexually abused
Best methods for equalizing physical custody
August 23, 2017
There are some custody cases that will only settle if both parties get equal time with the child(ren). Thus a sizable subset of custody cases
August 18, 2017
Parents come to my office wanting to litigate custody. Often they are not sure what it means but they know they want it. Terms like
Answering discovery you first object to
June 30, 2017
A pet peeve of mine is attorneys who begin discovery responses with a list of boilerplate objections. Recently I received interrogatory answers from two separate
The aggravation of equitably dividing household furnishings
June 24, 2017
Early in my career I spent an afternoon with two estranged spouses and a friendly opposing counsel auctioning the parties’ household furnishings to the highest
The time to prepare for trial is long before trial
May 18, 2017
I’m always amazed when the court asks me if I can be ready for a multi-day trial it wishes to set a few weeks hence.
When to file and when to continue negotiating without filing
April 27, 2017
I had a recent consult with a woman who was gung ho to file for divorce. In discussing her situation, I could not understand her
