by Jeff Murphy | Custody, Divorce, Mediation
Well, it looks like the “Holiday Season” is on us again. And I’m afraid it’s going to be very strained and confusing as the rest of this year of the “Plague”. If you are divorced and have minor children, there’s probably a...
by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Mediation
This is a follow up to my last blog where I suggested that you and your soon-to-be-ex, write a letter to your children about a parenting schedule that puts their interests before your own. Well, this is a follow-up to that letter. Here we assume you have a parenting...
by Jeff Murphy | Custody, Divorce, Holiday Parenting Advice, Mediation
Are you and your spouse planning to divorce? Do you have young children who could be devastated by this? How are you going to establish a parenting plan that will put their interests before your own? (If you don’t, the Court will.) To help insure that you and...
by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Divorce, Mediation
So you would like to mediate your divorce, but you think you’ll have a hard time convincing your spouse to go along. I’m assuming he or she is ready to end the marriage as well and having a conversation about how to do it won’t be a surprise. Here...
by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Divorce, Family Law
Today is December 26th. Unfortunately this is the first day of a 10 day surge in online searches for information about divorce. So says an article in last Sunday’s New York Times. If you’re reading this blog then you’re among the group making that...
by Jeff Murphy | Custody, Holiday Parenting Advice
This is just a quick reminder. If you have a judgment of divorce or a settlement agreement that sets out in detail the Christmas and winter break schedule for the children, then you need to confirm with your ex NOW that he/she is not arbitrarily changing your...