Many moviegoers fondly remember the 1992 hit, My Cousin Vinny. Joe Pesci’s character, the neophyte lawyer Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, seems to do everything wrong. We remember the weird clothes, the thick Brooklyn accent, and the way he fumbles so many of the legal proceedings. Yet—and this is important—Gambini the Lawyer has great legal instincts, appeals to the jury, interviews clients ...
As you may be finding out (or will shortly find out) no stones are left unturned during divorce proceedings, and virtually nothing will be left unseen by the eyes of the court. This, unfortunately, includes your business interests and business assets. While it is highly unlikely that the judge or the court will outright strip you of your position in ...
Hêphaistos was bitter and angry, and that was even before hearing the bad news about his wife, Aphrodite. She was getting down with—of all people—Hêphaistos’ brother, Ares. Not only was she an adulteress, she also gave birth to several children by Ares, all while married to sad, overstressed Hêphaistos. So Hêphaistos—probably more familiar to most people under his Latinized name, Hephaestus—divorced her. ...
Check out our Virginia Military Divorce Calculator In military divorces, the division of military pension often becomes a battlefield for couples. If you currently serve in the armed forces or are retired from military service, the division of your military pension is often complex concern in your divorce settlement. Although the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA) doesn’t give ...
Some events in life are routinely described as “new and exciting,” like fall’s new car models, a college graduation, or an around-the-world cruise. Other events are just “new,” like the first time you write out a check for child support, or work with your attorney to file for visitation. A recently divorced father is in uncharted waters, and needs the ...
In 1912, Robert Falcon Scott led a doomed party of explorers in search of the South Pole, only to find they were second to the spot (behind Roald Amundsen and his hearty Norwegians)1. History is littered with the vacant hulks of second place finishers. Fighting for shared custody may seem like settling for second. But looked at from another perspective, ...
The beloved Dr. Seuss character, Sam-I-Am, spends much of Green Eggs and Ham refusing the food. Then he changes his mind, and discovers he loves the oddly colored treat. Everyone, from furry hat-wearing creatures to men seeking divorce, can change their minds. What if you are wavering, on the fence, doubting if you should file for divorce—can you take it ...
Some fights you can fight for yourself: a disagreement at the grocery store over a coupon. Some fights you fight for your children: the coach who refuses to put your daughter in the game. One fight you have to fight for your children—but not by yourself—is the fight for equal parenting. Here you need a good child custody lawyer in ...
Ideas come in three varieties: good, bad, and whaaa? An example of a good idea is our country’s system of laws (at least for the most part). An example of a bad idea is Joseph Johann von Littrow’s idea1 to signal extraterrestrials by digging canals in the desert, filling the canals with kerosene, and lighting them on fire. He got ...