Hi Chris,

The most common situation in a family law context where this would potentially have an effect concerns child support, especially in terms of child care. It is quite common in these situations for the grandparents to provide child care. Even though in many cases parents may agree that the grandparents can provide better care than traditional daycare, the mom or dad may not agree to paying his or her share of fair compensation for such care simply because it is the other party's parents.

Thank you for your question!

Lisa Watson Cyr

Hi Terryl,

I would be happy to meet with you to discuss your services. My email is lwcyr@bcmlawoffice.com. Please email me and we can set up a time to meet.

Thanks!

Lisa Watson Cyr

Hi Evan,

I have been practicing Divorce and Family Law almost exclusively for 14 years. Having represented approximately the same number of men as women, i have had the opportunity to handle both sides of the issues faced by parties going through the divorce process. It has not been my experience that women fare better than men when it comes to family law matters. I believe one of the most important factors in obtaining a fair result no matter the issue is finding an experienced lawyer to effectively represent your interests.

Thank you for your question!

Lisa Watson Cyr

Ahhh Evan, if that were only true. I am a divorced woman of 2 1/2 years after just less than 23 yrs of marriage and I got my everything I worked very hard for taken from me. People may not see that 'assets' are really worth that much until you go looking for a step ladder or something you're used to having & find it's w/him. Or your 401K is chopped in half because they get 1/2 of everything, and they had NOTHING to give & they squandered it all away in 1 1/2 years. I, as a woman, ended up paying child support because my teenage son chose to live full time with this father & have free rein with no rules. After 1 1/2 years time, my son grew up, matured & figured things out and is now living with me. Although not one of my child support payments was late, I had to fight through mediation and then through the County (costing me even MORE $$) to get him to pay me what was owed me. MEN do NOT always 'lose' everything. I will tell you though - I wouldn't trade my new beginnings for anything in the past. Hope you find a good lawyer - I would NOT recommend Patricia O'Gorman out of Cottage Grove, MN - because of her, I lost almost everything. :(

Hi Evelyn,

You are correct in your assessment of non-marital property! Even though many people regard their pets as akin to children (part of the family!), divorce law characterizes pets as personal property. Whether the property is determined to be marital or non-marital affects how the Court awards the property. In most cases, property owned by a party before the marriage will likely be awarded to that party as non-marital property. To retrieve the dog in your case, you will likely need to bring a motion asking the Court to order the other party to release the dog. Of course, this assumes that a divorce proceeding has been started and filed with the Court.

Thank you for your question!

Lisa Watson Cyr

Hi Simon,

One of my all time favorites!

Thanks for sharing!

Lisa Watson Cyr

Hi Sara,

If you cannot reach agreement with the father for you to move out of the state with your minor child, then you will need to bring a motion asking the Court for permission to move with the child. The Court will decide the matter based on the best interests of the child.

Thank you for your question!

Lisa Watson Cyr

If you have an xhusband that agreed to pay previous debt in lue of spousal support and only pays 1,300 a month for 3 kids per month and did not pay off debt what can I do? He also works for his new wife and claims 0 for employment-hiding his income in her name to dodge any responsibility. He also drives a audi and she has a mercendes and living in a milliion $ house- any advice?