As a parent, your priority in life is your child. You want to know that your child is always taken care of and that he or she is protected. Louisiana's state laws are there to help you protect your little one.When it comes to custody arrangements, there are specific...
Divorce is, even in the best of circumstances, a complicated matter. Spouses have to discuss many personal aspects of their lives before attorneys and judges. Most divorces include some form of a grief process. Even in relatively amicable divorces, the loss of a...
In January 2016, a law went into effect in Louisiana that required a birth certificate from foreign-born residents before they could get a marriage license. While people who were born in the U.S. could get a judge's waiver if they couldn't get a birth certificate,...
It's over! You finally have that piece of paper returning you to the status of a single person.Suddenly, you may find out that there's a big hole in your life. Whether your divorce went easily or badly, it took up a lot of your time and attention, so you probably...
The new school season is about to start in a few short weeks -- with it comes the fall divorce season.Is it time for you to file? Sociologists and family law attorneys both notice an uptick in the number of divorces being filed shortly past the winter holiday season...
If you are reading this because you are divorcing with children in the Hammond area of Louisiana, then you probably share an important goal with us. In fact, it could be argued that our shared goal is one of the most important goals a person could have. What is this...
Do you think it's unromantic to talk about divorce, even before you tie the knot? Some Louisiana residents would say so. However, many people whose marriages ended in court years beyond their wedding day celebrations were thankful they had signed prenuptial agreements...
A new law in Louisiana could leave some parents wondering how they will pay for raising their children.Part of the criminal justice reform package supported by Gov. John Bel Edwards, parents in jail for more than 180 days will have their child support payments...
Louisiana Rep. Helena Moreno (D-New Orleans) proposed a few changes to the state's domestic abuse laws. Should House Bill 223 be signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards, the crimes of aggravated assault on a dating partner and battery of a dating partner will be...
Demanding that a prison inmate continues to make child support payments when he or she has no way to earn an income might not make sense. The child support payments could add up over the months and years to become an insurmountable debt barrier to the inmate's...
