Tag Archives: children
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 »
More than half of young mothers are unmarried
As most of our blog readers are probably aware, the number of children being raised in single parent households has significantly increased in the past few decades. Now, for the first time, more than half of mothers who are under the age of 30 when they have children are not married at the time… Read More »
Including college costs in your divorce settlement agreement
In Nevada and most other states, court-ordered child support payments generally stop when a child turns 18 or is otherwise deemed to have reached adulthood. As such, most child support agreements do not usually include any orders or instructions on how the parents should fund their child’s college education. Therefore, depending on your financial… Read More »
Child custody order prohibits change of children’s last name
Amidst all of the confusing terms and concepts that are found in most Las Vegas divorce decrees, it seems that “child custody” should be one of the simplest and most straight-forward. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Nevada family court judges usually distinguish between “physical custody” and “legal custody” when making their child… Read More »
Police retake custody of singer’s son
After a days-long search by law enforcement authorities in multiple states, the 5-year-old son of country singer Mindy McCready is back in the custody of his grandmother. According to police reports, McCready took her son during a court-approved visit late last month. She then reportedly sent text messages to several members of her family… Read More »
Daniel Baldwin and wife to divorce
Just a few months after actor Daniel Baldwin filed for divorce and then revoked his divorce complaint, his wife has submitted divorce papers. Local media reports that the couple’s efforts to work out their differences were unsuccessful, and that they have been living apart for some time. According to family court records, Baldwin, 51,… Read More »
Las Vegas singer arrested for unpaid child support
A Las Vegas singer who hit the top of the Billboard popular music chart more than 20 years ago has been arrested and charged with unpaid child support. According to the arrest documents, the singer owed more than $400,000 in child support for two of his seven children. Steven Bernard Hill, better known as… Read More »
With a little work, a child-positive divorce is possible
Some people in Las Vegas, like people in any major city, will be too quick to tell you that no matter what you do, a divorce will be hard on your children. But you can file that piece of conventional wisdom in the “divorce myths” category, right next to “divorce is always expensive” and… Read More »
After divorce, digital technology can both help and hurt
Following a contested divorce, or even a relatively peaceful split, one of the most difficult tasks for ex-spouses is effectively communicating about their children, their home, financial matters, or anything else that may come up. If talking to an ex-spouse is difficult, technology such as email, texting, or even social media websites like Facebook… Read More »
Sending children back to school after a divorce
After a divorce has reached its legal conclusion, many spouses think that the hard part is over. For some, this may be true. But for many families, adjusting to life after a split can be much more difficult and stressful than the divorce itself. This is especially true for children, who will now find… Read More »