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10 Tips for Winning at Custody By : Jean Mahserjian - Winning at Custody is one of the most difficult issues parents confront in divorce. In many cases, both parents want custody and are willing to spend whatever it takes to win. Custody is all about what is best for the children - and that involves proving that you are the best parent - i.e. that the other parent is not as good a parent as you and/or that the other parent is just simply a bad parent...
A Divorce Glossary By : Nathan Dawson - Divorce lawyers and law firms can provide a great deal of divorce information and divorce advice; but sometimes, all that legal jargon can be confusing to say the least, not to mention intimidating. Getting a good, low cost divorce settlement requires planning and research...
Abused Spouses: How Divorce May Affect Your Green Card Chances By : Heather L. Poole, Esq. - The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), passed into law in 1994 and amended in 2001, provides hope for immigrant abuse survivors. Under U.S. immigration law, immigrants may obtain a green card ("U.S. permanent residence? by marrying a U.S. citizen (USC). The USC must, however under the normal course, petition U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS, formerly known as “INS? for an immigrant visa and a green card application for his/her immigrant spouse based on the marriage...
Accident Compensation - Why Bother With A Claim? By : Mumtaz Shah - Bothering with a compensation claim after an accident or injury is a wise decision. Many people don't bother thinking it's not necessary, however after several years of struggle it's too late to start over...
"America’s Voiceless?The Children of Divorce By : Susan Murphy-Milano - When people start a new relationship, it is as though Cinderella and her Prince stepped out of that childhood story. A more realistic way to look at it is to think of it as two people who are running for office, campaigning to be in the other person’s life. Forget that it is not who they will be later in life. We are too busy getting the other person to “choose us?so we can live happily ever after. There is, bad habits early on in the relationship we never see. For instance, leaving dirty clothes scattered, drinking directly out of the juice carton, putting a dirty knife back in the drawer and watching from around the corner as they lick it clean, washing is too much effort. Both sides hide their bad habits when they begin dating, because they are too busy running for the highest office in the country, ultimately the office of marriage and parenthood...
AN OVERVIEW OF BENEFITS (Part II) By : Jinky C. Mesias - SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
Families of Social Security members are also covered by Social Security Benefits. When members retires or became disabled their members also received their share of Social Security Benefits...
Are There Really Free Public Records? By : Hillary Kuenn - Free public records is a phrase that is searched quite often. In fact, it is the whole reason we created are writing this article. It is amazing how many people conduct an Internet search on free public records every day. We have found that info seekers interested in a free public records have all sort of reasons whether they are seeking divorce records, birth certificates or marriage information. It seems that people are always in need of finding records kept in government files or other public data facilities. So this is our attempt to clarify just what free public records is all about. We hope to provide the insight and recommendations you've been trying to find...
Child Custody Agreement and Taxes By : Jean Mahserjian - A child custody agreement can have serious implications on your tax filing and your taxes overall. This issue should be addressed with your attorney or with your accountant while you are going through the process of negotiating or litigating child custody or a divorce agreement. Waiting until after you have finalized a child custody agreement to investigate the tax impact is not adviseable...
Child Custody Evaluation By : Jean Mahserjian - A can be ordered by a court if you are involved in a custody dispute with your spouse. The custody evaluation can be required in an initial custody case or in a subsequent case if one of the parents requests that the issue of custody be modified. If you are seeking primary custody of your child, you'll want to know the guidelines for the child custody evaluation that you will have to undergo. To some extent, these guidelines vary from state to state, so you will need to discuss the child custody evalutaion process with your attorney or your state family court...
Child Support Enforcement and Federal Criminal Law By : Jean Mahserjian - Child support enforcement is a growing area of family law. Once child support has been ordered by a Court, or agreed upon by two parents, it is not always smooth sailing.
Although we hear a lot about "deadbeat parents" (and there are both moms and dads who are deadbeats), the overwhelming majority of parents pay support and take care of their children as agreed upon or ordered. But, when that is not the case, you have to know how child support enforcement works...
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