By Tanya Helfand | Published October 24, 2017 | Posted in Court Procedure, Court Rules, Family Law, Judgments, Litigation | Tagged Tags: Discretion of the Judge |
Discretion of the Judge and Your Power to Settle
Every day numerous judges throughout the State hear cases involving family matters. The Courts/Judges process these matters and remedy the problem using an Order for relief and their discretion. Parties without the input of a judge can also create their own settlement with the help of attorneys, mediators, arbitrators or on their own. This is Read More
Read MoreDetermining Costs and Paying Bills During Separation and Divorce
A divorce is very emotional, but you will need to focus on how the bills will be paid. The costs of a marital lifestyle can be much different than the reasonable needs of the parties and family after a divorce and creation of two households. The adjustments that have to be made can be handled Read More
Read MoreChildren are Not Safe Left Alone in Locked Cars
Recently, there have been news reports of incidents in which children have been left alone in their car seats with the car locked while the parent goes shopping or leaves. Even if it is for a few minutes and the parent may not want to wake a sleeping child, it is child endangerment. This is Read More
Read MoreWHAT HAPPENS IN A DIVORCE IF ONE SIDE REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE?
A divorce complaint is filed and served on the other spouse. Service is usually accomplished by a process server. Proof of service is filed with the court. If the defendant does not get an attorney and doesn’t answer, what happens? Can you still get a divorce? Yes. The defendant has the opportunity to file an Read More
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