A MOVIE STARLET’S GREATEST SIN

Dec 2, 2011 | Family Law

Judy Lewis died of cancer last week, and the secret came spilling out. She was the daughter of movie star Loretta Young and acting legend Clark Gable. That was the secret, one which Loretta Young kept from the world — and even from her own daughter. In the 1930s...

FAILING TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ABUSE IS WRONG

Nov 11, 2011 | Family Law

The news came this week that Penn State coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in college football, has been fired for failing to call the police when he learned that one of his assistant coaches had molested a young boy. The news was shocking. Paterno, who is known...

WHY FEAR & ANGER ARE YOUR WORST ENEMY IN FAMILY COURT

May 30, 2011 | Family Law

In all our years of practicing Family Law, we have found that the predominant and most destructive emotion among parties to a divorce or custody case is FEAR. Fear is a primal human emotion.  It comes into play when we feel threatened – and when a marriage is...

SINGLE MOTHERS DESERVE PRAISE

Feb 20, 2011 | Family Law

Today, traditional families constitute barely one in five households in the United States, according to census statistics. And nearly 40% of all births are to unmarried women.  Yet a recent study by the Pew Research Center for Social and Demographic Trends shows most...

HOW YOU DRESS FOR COURT DOES MATTER

Jan 16, 2011 | Family Law

WITH AN ATTORNEY, YOU HAVE AN ADVANTAGE IN FAMILY COURT — If You Can’t Afford One, There Are Options

Dec 8, 2010 | Family Law

Imagine walking up to bat in a baseball game – and you don’t know the rules. You don’t know the difference between a “ball” and a “strike.” You don’t know that three strikes are an “out,” or that three outs end the “inning.” You are aware that you’re supposed to swing...