Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Results in Family Law Litigation

Results in Family law cases:  Attorney represented all prevailing clients....

Father accused of molestation, after police investigation, stress test/more, obtained 40% custody time for Father

Father accused of molestation/inappropriate behavior, representing Mother, obtained no custody or visitation by Father (case published in newspaper using fictitious names)

Mother in divorce for 7 years, had several attorneys but could never obtain support (spousal or child), Father had obtained custody and would not agree to a final judgment; Mother hired attorney and went to trial and apparently Father (kids now grown and long gone) filed bankruptcy and in middle of trial, stopped it to make offer (cash) and combined property; 23k combined award accepted by Mother. Attorney fees were paid via the bankruptcy trustee to attorney.

Mother and Father fighting over child support, Father refused to pay and hired attorney at $3,000; Mother had no money so Attorney did law and motion for support, got agreement to be paid $1,300 on motion, and settled case in 90 minutes for Mother.

Mother and Father arguing over custody, father living in different county, attorney was to appear at a hearing, with only 1-2 days notice, but was not informed that the hearing was in fact, a long cause hearing. Mother was present with her witnesses, and Judge would not allow continuance, regardless of new attorney,  nor time for father to attend. Attorney went forward without a witness or even a client, and cross examined all witnesses. In the end, Judge ruled for custody of attorney's client (the husband) even though he was not there to testify. This goes to show that cross examination can make one's case in certain instances. In reality, even the mother's attorney was shocked.

Husband and wife married over 16 years, husband had city pension, and before getting divorced, quit his job. Wife used an online legal service where one fills in the blanks, and the parties executed an agreement giving husband the entire pension. The pension (retirement) was not joined as a party, and the wife, 2.5 years after the judgment, wanted to set it aside because she was entitled to about 45% of the pension. She could not find an attorney to work on the case, and Attorney was referred the case by the law library employee. Attorney managed to set aside the judgment, even though the statute for setting aside such problems is 1 year.

Husband owed ex wife over $95,000 on an out of state judgment, and was far behind in payments, although with a decent high profile job. Attorney got ex wife to take payments at about 1/3 of what the payments called for, and to string out length of time in paying. Husband's income was too high to qualify for wage earner's payback plan via bankruptcy.

These cases are examples of different types of scenarios in family law. There can be many variations in different situations, and over time, Attorney has experienced very good results for clients at affordable cost. Because each fact pattern is different, Attorney will listen to your facts and then make an assessment, giving an opinion. Although the law is controlling in most instances, family law has a high degree of subjective interpretation in many instances. Due to this, it is possible that not every attorney will voice the same opinion on your case and Attorney makes no representation that your case would be resulting in exactly the same findings.

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