Tag Archives: children
Simplifying the child support process
It can be difficult to compel your child’s other parent to pay child support, regardless of what is ordered in family court. Especially when there is a history of disputes or disagreements between the parents, actually receiving court-ordered child support payments on time and without coercion is often impossible. Short of going back to… Read More »
Supermodel requests $46,000 in monthly child support
In recent weeks, supermodel Linda Evangelista has dropped several bombshells. First, she revealed that the father of her son is Francois Henri-Pinault, the wealthy CEO of a luxury fashion brand conglomerate and the husband of actress Salma Hayek. Then, she filed a motion in family court, requesting an exorbitant amount in child support from… Read More »
Divorce may strengthen the parent-child relationship
Sometimes, it seems that all we ever read (and write about) is the negative effects of divorce on children. Certainly, a divorce is a life-changing event for all members of the family, and parents should carefully navigate their post-divorce life to lessen the impact on children as much as possible. But parents who can’t… Read More »
NBA player ordered to pay $1 million in child support arrears
Earlier this week, we wrote that celebrities are often like us “normal people” in the family law arena, using an example of an actor who recently filed a motion seeking a reduction in his court-ordered child support payments after he became unemployed. Today we are reporting a story that is similar in nature –… Read More »
Protecting your finances in divorce
Clearly, a divorce brings a lot of change. Amidst all of the personal, relationship and family adjustments, many divorcing couples forget about one significant consideration: their bank accounts. As the family changes in divorce, so does its financial situation. It is important that divorcing couples in Las Vegas remain proactive with their finances, ensuring… Read More »
Coparenting after a divorce
Recent studies have indicated that children of divorce are more likely to face serious psychological and emotional burdens in their formative years and throughout their lives. Certainly, divorce is difficult on all members of a family, especially as they adjust to their new lives, schedules and routines. Amidst all the change, newly divorced parents… Read More »
Mother with breast cancer files child custody appeal
Last month, a district court judge stripped a mother of the primary custody of her two children, partially basing the ruling on her Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis. In her ruling, the judge stated that she was awarding primary child custody to the children’s father in part because “children who have a parent with… Read More »
Marie Osmond remarries first husband in Las Vegas
Almost 30 years ago, former family band member/country singer/variety show star and current Las Vegas headliner Marie Osmond divorced Stephen Craig, her husband of three years. A few years later, she married Brian Blosil, with whom she went on to have two children and adopt five more. In 2007, after 21 years of marriage,… Read More »