Tag Archives: parents
How do Las Vegas judges calculate child support?
In the United States, the family laws of each state are created, enacted and upheld by the legislature and courts of that state with little input from the federal government. This means that many key areas of family law, such as child custody and child support, can differ significantly from state to state. As… Read More »
Holidays for her, playoffs for him in unusual custody agreement
Recently, two divorcing parents reached an agreement regarding the custody and parenting time of their two children, ages 7 and 5. In exchange for the mother receiving parenting time with the kids on four Jewish holidays and half of the children’s winter break from school, the father will have the kids on one very… 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 »
Should weight factor into Nevada custody battles?
Any of our Las Vegas readers who have small children can probably attest to the fact that it generally takes a lot of energy and stamina to keep up with young kids. So in that sense, it seems logical that a parent who is physically unable to do so is not the best candidate… Read More »
U.S. House passes international child support legislation
Earlier this month, legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives which, if it becomes law, will make it much easier for parents and state agencies to collect child support from parents who live in other countries. Specifically, the U.S. will ratify the 2007 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other… Read More »
Should custody plans be more child-focused?
Last week, we wrote about the potential benefits of a divorce for children, including happier parents and healthier models of respectful, functional relationships. But what happens when the divorce comes with a child custody and parenting time agreement that does not take the child’s wants and needs into account? Is it possible that any… Read More »
Could your divorce benefit your kids?
Throughout the world of divorce, there is one pervasive message that strikes fear, guilt and regret into the hearts of divorcing parents in Las Vegas and throughout the country: divorce is harmful for children. While this is certainly true in some situations, it is not a hard and fast rule. In fact, divorce may… Read More »
Study: Child’s illness does not affect parents’ chance of divorce
It has long been believed that the parents of a child who is battling cancer or another terminal disease are more likely to divorce than parents who do not have ill children, due to the added stress, sorrow and financial pressure that often accompany such an illness. But according to a new study, that… Read More »
Could you be sabotaging your Las Vegas custody case?
It takes little for a child custody case to become a heated, passionate battle over who ‘deserves’ to have primary custody of the children. In most cases, these emotions come from an honest, genuine place: both parents love their children and want to spend as much time with them as possible. However, in some… 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 »