Domestic Violence
- November 25th, 2014
- John R. Gaertner
- No comments
Fighting the crime of domestic violence starts with taking appropriate legal action to protect the victim from the abuser. The victims of domestic violence have several restraining order options available to protect themselves from further abuse. These orders don’t stop…
Child Support Modifications
- October 2nd, 2014
- John R. Gaertner
- No comments
It’s only natural for peoples’ lives to change after a divorce. Often times these changes can affect the child support obligation that was assigned to one of the parties. If one of the parties has had a significant change in…
Legal name change in or after a divorce
- September 17th, 2014
- John R. Gaertner
- No comments
If you are getting a divorce, you may want to change your last name back to your maiden name. It used to be easy, you just called yourself by a different name. However, in this day and age it is a legal process…
How to determine Spousal Support
- September 4th, 2014
- John R. Gaertner
- No comments
Spousal support (also referred to as alimony) is a monthly payment made by one spouse to the other following divorce. Not every former spouse receives alimony, which is also called spousal support or maintenance. Alimony will be awarded only when a former…
Grandparent rights
- August 27th, 2014
- John R. Gaertner
- No comments
Sometimes in post-divorce cases grandparents may be denied visitation with their grandchildren by one or both parents. In certain situations, grandparents can establish legal rights to their grandchildren. Before establishing grandparents’ visitation rights the court determines if a historical relationship…