While closed adoptions are far less common in the United States than more traditional open adoptions, they are still a tool that some families choose to use in certain circumstances. Unlike open adoptions, in which adoptive parents and birth parents often get to know...
Family Law
Do you understand medical child support?
As a parent, you bear a number of ongoing responsibilities to your child, even when you and your child's other parent chose to raise the child separately. One of the most commonly overlooked responsibilities that parents often discover unpleasantly is medical child...
Is your spouse behind on spousal support payments?
If your ex fails to pay spousal support, you may be at a loss about what to do. This is a normal reaction to a frustrating situation, but you may have more options than you realize. In these circumstances, it is usually wise to consult with an experienced attorney to...
Study finds Louisiana’s divorce rate is among the highest
There are many factors that drive couples to divorce. Unfortunately, many of them hang heavy in the air in Louisiana, where a new study found that we bear one of the highest divorce rates of any state in the country. According to a report recently released by 24/7...
What if my child’s other parent abducts him or her?
As a parent, there are few things more infuriating or frightening than the possibility of your child's other parent abducting him or her and exiting your life without your permission. If a parent suspects that his or her child's other parent may abduct him or her...
Your divorce and child custody case must be planned carefully
We recently discussed why you should make sure that you are acting in a decent manner when you are going through child custody cases. You should realize that behaving appropriately is essential when you are going through any family law case.On top of acting...
Does courtroom etiquette matter when seeking custody?
It seems like courtroom etiquette should not matter during a custody case. Shouldn't the decision be based on hard facts, like where the child wants to live, how well you can provide for the child, and what legal rights you have as a parent?It should be, and these...
Louisiana’s method of property and debt division in divorce
If you're just starting your divorce, one of the first things you need to learn is how your state views marital property and what that means when it comes to dividing it up when you split.If you're a resident of Louisiana, you have the dubious distinction of living in...
Take care of joint bank accounts when you split up
A joint bank account is a good way to put money together when you are in a relationship. The issue with this is that you will have to decide what is going to happen to that account if your relationship ends.The last thing that you need to do when your relationship...
Special considerations for child custody agreements in Louisiana
There are many things that you need to think about if the relationship between you and your child's other parent ends. Whether you are going through a divorce or simply split up, you will have to determine what is going to happen with child custody. We are here to...