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Temporary orders can keep the peace during a divorce case
For Las Vegas couples who are going through a bitter divorce, one of the most difficult aspects of the split can be the sheer amount of time the entire process takes. Most cases can take several months, if not years, to be heard in family court, and even longer for a judge to issue… Read More »
Dividing military pension benefits in a Nevada divorce
Will your military pension or a soon-to-be ex-spouse’s military pension be subject to division in your divorce? Generally, yes — to the extent of the benefits that accrued during the marriage. In a community property state such as Nevada, this would mean that a military pension valued at $200,000 (all of which accrued during… Read More »
Living together before marriage now less predictive of divorce
Once upon a time, conventional wisdom said that couples that lived together before getting married were also more likely to get a divorce. But times are different now, right? Apparently yes, at least according to the results of a new government-sponsored marriage survey taken by more than 22,000 men and women in Las Vegas,… Read More »
House bill would protect child custody rights of military members
Members of the Armed Forces sacrifice a great deal to protect our nation, even in times of peace. Deployed in an increasingly hostile world, however, they are asked to risk even more. Yet despite the great sacrifices and dangers that our service members make and face every day, military deployments are frequently used against… Read More »
Financial and investment issues to consider in divorce
There are many decisions that need to be made during the divorce process. Because today’s decisions will impact your future, this is not the time to put financial decisions on the backburner. In community property states such as Nevada, most property acquired during a marriage, excluding gifts and inheritances, is jointly owned by both… Read More »
Father ordered to pay child support for twins born via IVF
If you read the title of this article, you may be wondering why this story justifies a post in our Las Vegas family law blog. It seems fairly common: a father was ordered to pay child support for twin children that were born via in vitro fertilization (IVF) while he was still married to… Read More »
Las Vegas divorce and property division: hidden assets
Hidden assets are not a major concern in most Nevada divorce cases. There are of critical concern and frequently an issue, however, in high-asset divorce cases that involve complex financial assets. Although hiding assets in a divorce is illegal and can have severe consequences, spouses are often willing to risk those consequences for various… Read More »
Emotional and psychological abuse as domestic violence, part two
Last week, we started to discuss emotional and psychological abuse as forms of domestic violence in a general way. This week, we’d like to give that conversation a more practical focus by talking about specific kinds of emotionally and psychologically damaging behavior and how these forms of domestic violence tend to play out in… Read More »
Emotional and psychological abuse as domestic violence, part one
Acts of domestic violence often trigger the decision to get a divorce. Prior acts of domestic violence also have a huge impact on the divorce-related issues of child custody and visitation. Mention the term “domestic violence,” however, and most Las Vegas residents will think only about physical violence committed by men against women. Yet… Read More »
Will smoking stack the odds against you in a child custody case?
Although the state of Nevada and the Las Vegas area in particular are more tolerant of smoking than other places in the U.S., its family courts may not be. That’s the trend anyway, as evidenced by a recent survey of child custody cases involving tobacco use conducted by the anti-tobacco advocacy group Action on… Read More »