What You Should And Should Not Do During a Custody Case?

What You Should And Should Not Do During a Custody Case?

What to Do, and What Not to Do First, it is important that you resist the temptation to take any frustrations out on your child. Part of this means that it is crucial that you are not alienating the other party from your child by using your influence as a parent to...
The Basics of Child Custody Litigation

The Basics of Child Custody Litigation

There is no doubt that fighting for your rights regarding your child or children can be of the utmost importance and is one of the most emotional things that you will go through. It is crucial that anyone going through child custody litigation is fully aware of how...
What Happens to Restricted Stock Units in a Divorce?

What Happens to Restricted Stock Units in a Divorce?

A major problem all start-up businesses face is really a catch-22: Start-ups need hardworking, skilled employees who will help build the company and make it successful. Those employees, in turn, expect to be paid for their work. Unfortunately, cash is usually low in...
What You Need to Know About Dividing Stock Options in Divorce

What You Need to Know About Dividing Stock Options in Divorce

One of the more difficult items to divide in divorce is a stock option. An option is a specific type of employment benefit in which the employer company gives the employee an option to buy company stock in the future at a discounted or stated fixed price. So rather...
Divorce Settlements and Executive Compensation

Divorce Settlements and Executive Compensation

An introduction to dividing stock options, restricted stock, or other executive compensation during divorce. If you or your spouse must decide how to separate stock options, restricted stock (RSU), or other executive compensation, it can be challenging at best....
Hazards Of Email, Text Messages and Social Media During A Divorce

Hazards Of Email, Text Messages and Social Media During A Divorce

Let us face it; technology can have a powerful impact in modern divorce litigation. Divorcing litigants are often stunned to see the level of technology being used against them during divorce and custody proceedings. Sometimes, litigants are not even aware such...
Children’s Bill of Rights

Children’s Bill of Rights

Children’s Bill of Rights Every kid has a right to be healthy, happy and safe: however, this can be challenging at a time when mom and dad are splitting up. Below are some perspectives parents should never forget — and kids should never let them...
What To Expect From Your Divorce

What To Expect From Your Divorce

There is no cookie-cutter approach to divorces. Every relationship is different, and every couple has a unique relationship and unique needs during this very difficult time. However, despite the complexities and subtleties of each divorce case, there are some things...
Is Your Divorce Parentifying Your Child?

Is Your Divorce Parentifying Your Child?

It is common to hear a divorced mother proudly declare that her son has become, “the man of the house.” It is also common to hear a divorced father boast about how his daughter has assumed care taking duties in his home such as meal preparation and...
Telltale Signs it may be Time to Separate

Telltale Signs it may be Time to Separate

When do you know your marriage may be over and it is time to separate? Next to the decision to get married, this is one of the most difficult decisions in a relationship. As an attorney, and not a therapist, my views on this subject are colored by my experiences with...