The school year is once again underway. This year could be tougher than others for students in Lafayette Parish. For awhile, the flood situation in the region raised questions about whether doors would be open, but things appear to be on track with more than 95...
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Can a prenuptial agreement affect mortgages?
Events in life can be highlighted as happening in very distinct windows of time. That can leave those in Louisiana who experience them feeling as if they are singular occurrences. However, as anyone who works in family law will likely agree, life is not lived in a...
Striking a proper (fair) property division balance
Our last post looked at the possibility of psychological differences between men and women that could leave women at something of a disadvantage in settling for divorce. This could be in Louisiana, or any other state for that matter. But, you may ask, how is that...
Does psychology matter when dividing property in divorce?
The process of dissolving a marriage can have a certain "checklist" feel to it. In Louisiana, the rule of family law is one of community property. What that means is that the spouses own assets, debts and property acquired during the marriage equally. That being so,...
Violation of child custody has dad indicted on federal charges
Civil court is where family law disputes are to be resolved. This is true for Louisiana and every other state. Unfortunately, there are times when the circumstances of a case escalate beyond that arena. Then the criminal courts may have to be turned to. Different...
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The spectrum of mental health problems that can contribute to conflict in a Louisiana marriage and divorce is broad. These issues can’t be ignored, but they can be difficult to deal with if you don’t have a clear understanding of what the problems might be and a clear...
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“Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.” That’s an old maxim most readers in Louisiana have likely heard at one time or another. As the website Grammarist.com points out, the moral behind the statement is that it’s important to have empathy for others. When...
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Being mindful is something we probably have all been urged to practice at some point or other in our lives. How many of us in Louisiana can think back to when we were told to, “Mind your Ps and Qs.” Those were words usually offered as a warning about behaving, but the...
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Child support payments can wind up being the source of a lot of long-term wrangling in matters of Louisiana family law. We touched on this a bit in a previous post, highlighting that the process of establishing appropriate child support is driven by the desire to make...
how-can-i-anticipate-child-custody-problems
In the throes of a relationship collapsing, it can become easy to get so focused on the one-to-one tensions that it becomes easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. This is one reason individuals in Louisiana facing this kind of turmoil owe it to themselves to be...