Family and Parenting

Insurance Windfalls May Affect Child Support

June 19, 2015

Sometimes a person that owes child support gets an unexpected windfall that isn't linked to their job. An inheritance, lottery winnings, or an insurance claim for instance. How much of that should go to the children? Different states have different opinions on this. In California, there is a vol...

Should Couples Stay Together for the Sake of the Children?

May 15, 2015

Children of divorce are deeply impacted by the experience. According to Nicholas Wolfinger, author of Understanding the Divorce Cycle: The Children of Divorce in Their Own Marriages, the divorce rate of a child's future marriage when one parent divorces is 50% higher. If both parents come from fo...

Elise Buie Family Law | Changes Proposed to Custody Laws

April 22, 2015

About 20 states across the US are currently considering proposed legislation that would alter the procedures for determining which parent will retain legal and physical control of a child following a divorce or separation.