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When parties get divorced or are going through the divorce process and one of the parties is a sponsor for the other party, the parties need to look at would the sponsoring party be able to sponsor the other party once they’re divorced? Will it affect their immigration status? Will it affect them obtaining their

A party should consider an appeal if that party or the lawyer believes the judge made an error, made a legal mistake that requires reversal on appeal. There are different standards of law on appeals. There are different standards for the appellate court to look at. It could be a legal mistake that the judge

https://youtube.com/shorts/z8rZgA7WawI?feature=share Forensic accountants serve as our expert witnesses in the courtroom. What that means is the forensic accountant will be retained early on in the case, will obtain the documentation regarding the assets and the liabilities. The forensic accountant will put together their charts, their trial notebooks. The forensic accountant is essentially our eyes and

In cases involving family businesses, real estate portfolio, or professional practices, the best practice is to obtain the services of a forensic accountant. The forensic accountant would ask for various documents and would speak with the business owner and potentially other employees of the business in order to obtain values and valuations for those assets

When parents live in different cities, the most common issue that arises is which parent’s address will be used for school purposes. The next issue is the time-sharing schedule. If a child is living with one parent, but the other parent lives too far away, how will that child get to school the next day?

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