I’ll take a break from our normal topic of family to take a second to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. I hope you can take some time over this Thanksgiving holiday to reflect on the many blessings in your life and what you have to be thankful for in 2011.
Now, please enjoy a quick tune from my four year old, Cole. One of the many things I am thankful for.
I recently received the following two questions from a prospective client. It is something that comes up in many cases where the parties are trying to work out an agreement prior to filing for divorce, but there is a feeling like the the other spouse may just stop negotiating in good faith once he/she gets…
Happy Birthday to the blog! The first blog post here at UpstateFamilyLawBlog.com came two years ago so today I’m celebrating the blog’s birthday! In the last two years, I have written 141 posts, there have been over 20,000 page visits, 45,000 pageviews, and many comments. I’m so thankful for being able to share some of…
The TaxGirl, Kelly Phillips Erb wrote a piece at TIME.com about divorce and taxes. While tax day just passed us by last week, it’s an interesting piece and answers many questions that I often receive from clients. Here’s a sneak peek at the 5 points in the article: Filing Status is based on the Calendar…
We continue through the new series about legal terminology and what different words mean when you hear your lawyer or a judge say them. Last week we discussed Summons and Complaint. Today we are going to discuss a continuance. When you are going through your divorce or family court matter, you may hear your attorney…
