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Should a surrogate mother have custody rights?
Earlier this year, a woman gave birth to a set of twins. Soon after the boy and girl were born, however, she was told that she had no custody rights to them. Now, she is only allowed to visit the twins for a short time each day, and she has filed a family court… Read More »
Is it possible to break a prenup?
In recent months, we have written several posts on our Las Vegas family law blog about the benefits and requirements of prenuptial agreements that dictate how a couple will divide their assets and handle other common family law issues should their marriage end in divorce. For example, some of our recent blog posts detail… Read More »
Are very young children affected by divorce?
If you and your spouse are deciding whether to divorce, there is probably one factor that is playing into your decision more than any other: your children and the potential effects of a divorce on them. Many Las Vegas parents are encouraged, however, by the common belief that very young children probably will not… Read More »
Dividing friends in divorce
When your divorce becomes final, the divorce settlement or decree will detail how you and your former spouse should divide everything you owned jointly, from children to pets to real estate and personal property. However, that decree will not contain any instructions or advice on how to divide friends and others to whom you… Read More »
Maloof divorce grows contentious
When Las Vegas hotelier Adrienne Maloof and her husband, plastic surgeon Paul Nassif, were shown on the reality TV show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” they were often seen bickering, but generally seemed to have a relatively happy marriage. However, that was apparently not the case, as has been made clear by their… Read More »
Could parents’ divorce cause child’s future health issues?
It is not difficult to imagine that a man whose parents divorced when he was young could experience some significant emotional or psychological issues as a result of that split, such as a difficulty trusting or being intimate with someone else, or feelings of inadequacy. But could a child whose parents divorce also be… Read More »
Bristol Palin’s child custody case is closed
Although their son is three years old, it was only earlier this month that the child custody case between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston was finally closed. But the closure is not necessarily the result of the parties reaching an agreement about how they want to share custody of and raise their son, Tripp…. Read More »
Wife accuses husband of spying on her prior to divorce
In our previous Las Vegas family law blog post, we discussed the technological advances that are making child custody and other family law issues easier, by allowing parents to better communicate with one another. Today, we will discuss another issue revolving around new technologies: spouses who are using hidden cameras and computer software to… Read More »
In child custody, technology can both help and hurt
Las Vegas parents who are separated or divorced know that it can be very difficult to effectively communicate with your child’s other parent. Not only must you overcome the traditional barriers of misunderstanding and miscommunication, but you are also often in a situation rife with anger, resentment, guilt, frustration and sadness. These emotions can… Read More »
Nevada lawmaker denies committing domestic assault
A federal lawmaker from Nevada is denying allegations that he assaulted his first wife during their brief marriage in the 1980s. The documents that falsely accuse him of domestic abuse were, he says, provided by a political opponent in an effort to unseat him from his current position in the U.S. House of Representatives…. Read More »