Courts do not like to maintain inactive files. For this reason, cases can be dismissed for delay in prosecution if they are not brought to
The term “family assistance” may produce thoughts of government aid to the poor. However, in Family Court it often means gifts or loans made by
Defamatory statements often occur in the context of judicial proceedings. If such statements could be the basis for an action for damages against parties and
Family Law has been described as being similar to General Practice because it can interact with other specialties of law such as real estate, retirement,
Unless celebrities are getting divorced you don’t see much about Family Law in the newspapers. Of course there are always exceptions and here are just
Oftentimes during the process of, up and including the final Judgment in a Dissolution of Marriage action, the wife will fail to request that her
A parent’s obligation to pay child support generally ends when the child turns 18 years of age. There are two cases where the obligation to
Legal custody refers to your decision making authority regarding your children, such as choice of school, child care, medical care, religious instruction, extra curricular activities
Parents are legally required to support their children. When parents separate the low earner parent often requests money from the high earner parent. If the
At Bawden & Kochis, we handle three types of adoptions. The first is the independent adoption. This is where parents seek to adopt a child