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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 »
Courts issue differing opinions in complicated paternity case
What if, when you were a teenager, your parents came to you and told you that the man who you had thought was your father for your whole life was actually not biologically related to you? And that your actual father was someone with whom your mother had had a years-long affair around the… Read More »
How to get the child support you’re owed
Earlier this month, we reported on the recent U.S. Census Bureau data which revealed that less than half of custodial parents receive the full amount of child support that is owed to them by their children’s other parents. Approximately one-fourth of parents receive any child support, despite family court orders directing them to may… Read More »
Medical marijuana and child custody
In 2000, Nevada became one of the first states to legalize medical marijuana for the treatment of cancer, glaucoma, AIDS, and any medical condition that produces muscle spasms, pain, or severe nausea. To date, 16 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and it is likely that most states will follow… 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 »
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 »