Separations, Children and Custody

When parents separate, a commonly held belief is that mothers receive preferential treatment over fathers when it comes to custody of the children…or that, at the very least, courts are inclined towards the mother when it comes to custody. Both of these views are...

Protection for the Family Farm under the Family Law Act

In May of 2012, I wrote an article in this paper that outlined the important place that the family farm holds in our society and in the lives of farmers. I discussed ways to protect inherited family farms from the division of property that occurs as part of the...

Child Support and Undue Hardship

Payors often seek to reduce the amount of support they pay, despite Child Support Guidelines dictating the amount. A possible way to reduce a child support obligation from those proscribed by the Child Support tables is by arguing “undue hardship”. However, a claim...