I used to have a post on here discussing the higher divorce rates in the Bible Belt. Unfortunately, it got lost in a move between blogging platforms. In it, I commented on several reasons I thought that the divorce rate was higher in the Bible Belt than it was for the "ungodly" parts of the ...
I often hear that you don't need a lawyer in an uncontested divorce. While it may be true that most uncontested divorces are more simple than a fault-based divorce, I would not go so far as to say that you shouldn't get a lawyer for an uncontested divorce. Although, to be fair, here are five ...
I've had a divorce trial that had about ten minutes of testimony, and then went into recess. That was in February. We're still haven't continued the trial (for a variety of complicated reasons). The reason that the trial was recessed in the first place was to establish paternity of the couple's chlid. That just goes to ...
Anyone who's ever seen a trial, even one on television or in a movie, has likely seen an attorney give an objection to "hearsay." Just what is hearsay? The legal definition of hearsay is "a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove ...
I've received several calls lately with people concerned that their lawyer is not representing them effectively. Chief among these concerns are that their lawyer and their spouse's lawyer seemed awfully buddy-buddy before court starts. That, in itself is nothing to worry about. I have often thought of court as a social event for lawyers, and in ...