What Is Necessary To Change A Custody And Access Agreement

Generally, once an order or an agreement is made regarding custody or access, there has to be a material change in circumstances such that would be in a child’s best interest to change the custody or access terms that are in place Generally, once an order or an agreement is made regarding custody or access, [...]

Importance Of Preparation And Trust In The Collaborative Law Process.

Typically, people involved in a family breakup are very stressed and anxious. They are in unknown territory in their personal lives and then must face dealing with the legal technicalities of a separation. My task is to enable them to trust that they are in good hands, that I am listening to them and that [...]

How Child Support Is Determined And Who Must Pay

Typically a child lives primarily with one of the parents, and provided that the access parent does not have the child with him or her at least 40% of the time, then that access parent becomes the payor and he or she will pay child support pursuant to the Child Support Guidelines. The Child Support [...]

Process for Divorce

When it comes to the process of divorce, time and cost sometimes go hand in hand. In such cases giving a sort of ballpark figure to someone who is coming in for a straight divorce is easy, but when it involves issues like child custody, financial issues, or property division, determining timelines and costs itself [...]

What Happens When The Parent With Whom The Child Resides Wants To Move Away From The Access Parent

The test that the court uses in almost any situation concerning a child is what is in the child’s best interest. Every case is unique and the court looks at all the factors in the case that are relevant. If the parent with whom the child resides has received an offer of a job in [...]

How The Court Determines Who Has Custody Of The Child And How Custody Is Divided

I often find that when individuals first meet with me they understand custody to mean where a child lives and who spends time with the child. Custody is really about decision making. Joint custody means that the parents are equally responsible for making decisions about the child, his/her education, religious upbringing, medical care, etc. Sole [...]

What Is Necessary To Change A Custody And Access Agreement.

Generally, once an order or an agreement is made regarding custody or access, there has to be a material change in circumstances such that would be in a child’s best interest to change the custody or access terms that are in place. Usually this is a difficult task for the parent seeking the change. They [...]

A Commonly Asked Question By Family Law Clients: “Will I Have To Pay Support Or Will I Be Entitled To Receive Support?”

The two common support issues are child support and spousal support. Child support is when the recipient of support has care of the children on a full time basis and the payor (who is the non-custodial parent) will then pay child support. Child support is based on the payor’s current annual income. If someone is [...]

Under What Circumstances The Amount Of Child Support Can Change

The payor parent has an obligation to pay child support based upon his/her income, so generally, if the payor parent’s income increases then he/she will have to pay more in child support, and if his/her income decreases, they pay less. However, a payor cannot simply stop working or begin working less with the expectation that [...]

Frequently Asked Questions by Family Law Clients

If someone is coming in just for a straight divorce, we can give them sort of a ballpark figure, if that’s the only issue. If there are other issues such as child custody, access, financial issues, or property division, determining timelines and costs is more difficult. The issues of cost and time sometimes go hand [...]

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