June 2013 Archives

As air travel makes the world smaller, an increasing number of children with divorced parents fly unaccompanied between their parents' homes. Relocation by one parent may create a need to renegotiate any existing visitation agreement. Your attorney can help you work out a plan for shuttling your minor children between you, but there are several important points you must always keep in mind.

If you are considering divorce you may be wondering if you can afford to get divorced, as well as if you can afford to be divorced. The divorce process can be expensive, but there are ways to keep costs down.

A February article in the New York Times tells a disturbing story of a woman from the Southern Ute tribe who was married to a white man who beat, raped and ultimately tried to shoot her near their home on a Colorado reservation. Because they were living on tribal land, the local police had no authority to intervene, and because the husband was not a tribe member, tribal police also lacked authority. With no one authorized to arrest the husband on reservation property, the violence continued until the husband eventually opened fire at his wife's workplace.
Jurisdiction issues

When a couple decides to divorce and wishes to do so in an amicable, non-contentious manner, the parties may want to consider mediation. A mediator is a neutral third party, such as an attorney who assists the couple in reaching an agreement. In 1998 California legislators revised the California Family Code to accommodate the growing demand for more affordable divorce options. A mediated divorce can be substantially less costly for a couple, if the parties can reach an agreement without ending up in court.