Clients, litigants, and others with whom family court lawyers work often believe that the law is black and white, clear and unambiguous, and absolute. As lawyers,...
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Rules are Rules for a Reason, Part 5, Discovery
When someone asked my best friend why my mother was always so happy, he responded, “Because she always greets the inevitable with enthusiasm.” I recommend my...
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Brevity in writing and public speaking is widely admired but rarely practiced. On November 19, 1863, two men spoke at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, one for two hours...
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- April 18, 2020
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Rules are Rules for a Reason, Part 3, Financial Declaration
Most family court judges, especially the better judges, love a proper financial declaration and respect and appreciate the lawyer who presented it. Ironically, those same judges...
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- April 6, 2020
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Rules are Rules for a Reason, Part 2, Pleadings
Many lawyers refer to any documents filed with the clerk of court as a pleading. Pleadings include the complaint, the answer, the reply to a counterclaim,...
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