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Judges have a lot of discretion, and discretion is a very broad word that essentially means the judge can do almost whatever they want within the confines of the law. There’s a lot of gray areas when you go to court. It’s very important for the clients to realize that while every client, when they

The biggest misconception that people have about divorce lawyers is that the divorce lawyers are just out to take their money and look at them as a blank check. We at Brodie Friedman don’t look at a client as a blank check. We try to address their issue as efficiently as possible, not to drive

The most important thing to understand when drafting a prenuptial agreement is what are the party’s goals? What are they trying to achieve, and how can I help them achieve that goal? Sometimes the parties may not understand what a prenuptial agreement encompasses or entails. Sometimes a client will come in and know exactly what

One of the issues that may arise when one of the parties might be undocumented is income. Is that person working? Does that person have proof of his or her income? How is that person supporting himself, herself, and their family? So one of the most important issues to look at when dealing with a

A parenting plan in any divorce case or paternity case is a legal document that sets forth each party’s time sharing with the minor child or children, which parents address would be used for school boundary purposes, how will the parents communicate with each other and communicate with the minor child and also addresses other

In all divorces, the obligation of the court is to identify value and distribute the assets. And a lot of times you have different forensic accountants who will use a different valuation method for various assets. So in addition to working through the valuation issues, then you need to distribute the assets. Which party wants

When a client seems to be overwhelmed in a first meeting, I think the most important thing to do for that client is explain the process, explain the law, explain what you think they’re going to encounter in the process. Explaining everything to them and helping them understand what they’re about to encounter oftentimes put

When you are dealing with a prenuptial agreement or a postnuptial agreement for an international couple, the most important thing to do is first look at the choice of law provision that’s in that agreement. If that agreement is governed by the laws of a different state or a different country, then it is important

We always strive to achieve the best resolution possible for our clients through a settlement that would save them a lot of time, money, and emotions. If we’re unable to obtain a settlement that we believe is favorable or in their advantage, we have no issue at all going to court to fight for them

When people refer to divorce cases as a complex, what they’re talking about is certain intricacies in a case. The intricacies in the case could be a business valuation, could be assets held in unique trusts. It could be monies that are outside of the estate. It could be inheritances. It could be a lot