Divorce trials are strange, unfamiliar things to most people. You can feel like you’re in the dark. If your divorce attorney doesn’t do a good job being clear with you, that feeling of being in the dark can turn to mistrust of your lawyer, insecurity, and fear. In...
There are plenty of opportunities for divorcing spouses to make a mess out of everything during a divorce case. In this article, I’ll tell you about five things that will turn your divorce case into a train wreck. Divorce is tough. It's emotional. Your soon to be...
Divorce property settlement tax pitfalls can be an unpleasant post-divorce surprise. Hiding, unfortunately, won't make the problem go away. Marital property transfers to one spouse or another during or related to a divorce generally don’t bring tax consequences....
There’s an old saying that only two things are certain - death and taxes. Thinking about both is usually about as unpleasant as sucking a lemon. Tax consequences of divorce are also a certainty, and can be equally as sour. Unpleasant as it may be, divorce and taxes go...
Using GPS to track your spouse during divorce - or tracking them via their cell phone - is a relatively new thing. Beware however, digitally tracking your spouse is a legally dicy deed. If you think your spouse is digitally sleuthing you, there are some things you can...
Many families include members with four paws instead of hands and feet. Pet custody or pet possession issues are seeing more litigation in divorce courtrooms in recent years. In a recent survey from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, more than 25 percent of...
Divorce is never easy. But our Omaha divorce attorneys know that understanding the process in Nebraska divorce gives clients greater peace of mind.
Here’s everything you should know about alimony laws in Nebraska, who is eligible, and how to get spousal support. Learn about how alimony is determined in the state from the legal experts at Hightower Reff Law.
The client who stuck their head in the sand is likely to end up unhappy after the final order because they didn’t get what they wanted as a direct consequence of their own choices in not participating in their case — despite the lawyer’s best efforts and warnings.
Every December, family law firms tend to see a drop in the number of new clients because people are waiting until after the holidays to file for divorce. There are a lot of reasons, but if you're among the holiday hem and hawers, you may want to think again. Among the...