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CONSIDERING DIVORCE: “AFTER THE HOLIDAYS”?
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator and Certified Collaborative Divorce Attorney. The Holiday Season is often followed by the Decision to Divorce. For couples with young children, their Decision can have an indelible and devastating effect on their children. Children often see divorce as the death of their family as they have known it. The…
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NO, IN DIVORCE, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO HALF OF EVERYTHING!
From:TO: NO, IN DIVORCE, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO HALF OF EVERYTHING! By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Certified Divorce Mediator and 2022 Super Lawyer® So often divorcing parties assume all property will be divided 50/50, many times each spouse has a contrary opinion as to what their rights are. One thing is clear. You do not…
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CLIENT REVIEW This review came to me today. “Thank You”, to the kind client who took the time to review my services. I am happy this “chapter” is over for him, and his wife. Anthony guided me through a no-contest divorce. More than anything else, he was very kind and reassuring about the process.…
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Are you waiting for a hearing or trial date? Is your court date way off into the future? Well, it’s time to stop waiting and talk to each of your attorneys about arbitration.
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos – Divorce Arbitrator, Mediator and Collaborative Attorney There is a faster way to resolve your court motion or trial issue? Arbitration is faster. What is the other way? Think about it. You are waiting for, a third person, a judge, to decide a dispute. Stop…
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Wait. There Are Different Ways to Get Divorced? The major divorce process choices explained: demystifying your options.
By Ann Buscho, Ph.D. This article was posted Feb 16, 2021 at the Psychology Today Blog: : A Better Divorce. Dr. Buscho is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in family issues and issues related to divorce, parenting, parenting planning, and co-parenting counseling. It is reprinted here with permission of Dr. Buscho. Learn more at www.drannbuscho.com …
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NEW COURT DECISION: IF A HUSBAND OR WIFE IS NOT WORKING TO CAPACITY, HE OR SHE WILL BE ATTRIBUTED INCOME.
The Appeals Court this week affirmed that: if the person receiving support or the person paying support is not reasonably employed, the divorce court judge may attribute income to that person. Reasonably employed means employment obtained through reasonable diligence and, if necessary, additional training. So, for example and paraphrasing the language of…
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COVID-19-The Divorce Rate and Cutting the Cost of Divorce
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos Topsfield Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Divorce attorney. According to the New York Times, the experience of other countries suggests the ravages of COVID-19 will lead us to more divorces. And, according to the Pew Research Center, divorce itself is contagious. For example, if you divorce, the chances become higher that your…
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Headed for a Covidivorce and Can’t Afford Divorce Mediation? Use a Certified LAR Attorney.
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator, Collaborative Divorce Representation, Divorce Arbitrator. In a matter of weeks, the world has changed for those facing divorce, not to mention that the family/divorce court has all but closed. What do you do when you cannot afford a full-service divorce mediator? Use a Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) attorney to save…
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What is the Difference Between Imputed Income and Attributed Income?
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Divorce Attorney Imputed and attributed income are distinguished in the Child Support Guidelines, 2018. Imputed income is income that is not reported on a parent’s Financial Statement but is nevertheless being received by or available to the parent. One appellate court decision has said: A judge may…
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My Spouse is Hiding income. Is that Imputed Income?
By Anthony C. Adamopoulos, Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Divorce Attorney Yes, it may be. Imputed income is an amount that a judge assigns to your spouse when your spouse’s Financial Statement does not report the assigned income.This comes up when you are able to show the judge at least one of two types of evidence…
