Divorce is one of those things in life that some of us just have to deal with. Just like taxes and waiting in long lines at the store, sometimes a divorce is something that we just have to do to get what we want. That said, there are a few ways which you can make ...
Divorce in Louisiana is not an easy thing to do. So many times we have many emotions and different feelings (some good and some bad!) wrapped up in each of marriages. As a result, there probably are not too many people out there who can say with one hundred and ten percent certainty that they ...
In New Orleans, divorce attorneys often are generally aware of the specific laws which govern how property will be distributed between spouses if they become divorced. While there are many specific exceptions to the general rules, there are some conclusions which we can still draw from a given scenario involving property shared between spouses in ...
Family law in New Orleans is an area which can be both acrimonious and very contentious. In fact, some attorneys may prefer almost any other type of law to practice. One major reason abundantly clear to anyone who has experience in this are: these practitioners have to deal with unhappy clients all the time. Typically, ...
When a marriage comes apart, and the husband and wife no longer can co-exist with one another, an easy and obvious solution is divorce. Because marriage confers many real and significant rights to each spouse, it follows that a divorce needs to address these rights. It is very important to consider that each state in ...
In the State of Louisiana we have laws that govern property shared between spouses while they are married to one another. The property rights are generally community property rights. Community property rights confer very real ownerships interests to the spouse just by virtue of the fact that they are married to each other while they ...
Every month, thousands of couples in the United States think about retaining a divorce lawyer. While there are many incredibly valid reasons for a couple to try and fight to stay together, one additional reason is that ending a marriage can be very complicated! Imagine all of the property and child custody arrangements that need ...
One quasi-legal word which a New Orleans divorce lawyer is occasionally asked about is a “prenup.” It is an abbreviated form of the phrase “prenuptial agreement.” Generally when people are talking about prenups what they are referring to is the idea that couples who are about to enter into a marriage may contract with each ...
New Orleans divorce lawyers encounter many aspects of Louisiana’s community property laws. This article presents one such example. Let’s say Troy and Tammy are a married couple in Louisiana and that they have been married for almost twenty years. About ten years ago, Troy and Tammy decided to start an art gallery due to their ...
One thing that is important to consider when you are in a “community property” state (at least in Louisiana) is that not only assets earned during the marriage shared are, but so are obligations incurred during the marriage as well. Like much of Louisiana law, this is obviously subject to some exceptions. Let’s look at ...