Tag Archives: divorce
How should Nevada grandparents handle their child’s divorce? (1)
If your adult child has just informed you that he or she is getting a divorce, you may be unsure of how to react. Of course, you will want to sympathize with and protect your child, and rightly so. A divorce is often difficult on many different levels, and any parent would want to… Read More »
Nevada lawyer will represent his dad in divorce from his mom
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that it is permissible for an attorney to represent his father in a divorce case in which the attorney’s mother is the responding party. In making its decision, the court overruled arguments from the mother in which she claimed that her son’s representation of her husband is a… Read More »
Five decades after divorce, couple remarries
In 1964, after 20 years of marriage and four children, Lena Henderson and Roland Davis decided to divorce. Now, nearly 50 years later, the couple is remarrying – each other. According to media reports, the couple met and married as teenagers, and had four children together. It is not known why they decided to… Read More »
Protecting your credit score during and after divorce
When you are negotiating your divorce, especially during the current economic state, it is likely that you and your spouse will have not only property but also debt to divide. It is not uncommon for one spouse to be ‘awarded’ a full debt, such as a credit card or a car loan, which means… Read More »
How to help step-siblings get along
On our Las Vegas family law blog, we have written several blog posts about co-parenting and navigating other tricky relationships in the wake of a divorce. But we have never discussed one issue that plagues many post-divorce or blended families: how to help new step-siblings get alone. Whether it is because of the emotional… Read More »
Nevada divorce case raises questions about campaign contributions
A high-profile divorce case has launched a debate over the propriety of Nevada judges deciding cases in which an election campaign contributor is a party or otherwise has a stake in the outcome. The decision in the case could affect the upcoming campaigns of all 82 Nevada district court judges, which are scheduled to… Read More »
Las Vegas wedding lands dad in jail
A father has been sentenced to serve six months in jail for allowing his 16-year-old son to marry in Las Vegas. This is not because the marriage was illegal: under Nevada law, minors can get married with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. The father was convicted for criminal contempt of court… Read More »
How does divorce affect your career?
It goes without saying that divorce is a stressful experience. It is also time-consuming, expensive and, at times, extremely frustrating. As such, it is no surprise that the stress of a divorce can affect other areas of your life, including your performance at work and your career as a whole. Clearly, any Las Vegas… Read More »
First comes a prenup, then comes marriage
If you are like most of our Las Vegas readers, you probably believe that only wealthy people sign prenuptial agreements prior to marriage, and that they are therefore not important for the average middle-class Nevada resident. However, that may not be the case. There are many other situations in which a prenuptial agreement, or… Read More »
The potential tax consequences of the Holmes-Cruise divorce
Last week, it was announced that Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are planning to divorce, leaving fans either completely shocked or wholly unsurprised, depending on their opinion of the Holmes-Cruise marriage. But regardless of their celebrity status, Holmes and Cruise must now go to work hashing out the same issues as other, non-celebrity couples… Read More »