Experienced, Award-Winning Family Law Guidance
Lisa L. Johnson
If you constantly argue with your spouse, you may both decide the best option is to divorce. Yet, the process of divorce can lead to even more arguments. Things you previously did not care about, like who gets the lawnmower, can suddenly seem worth fighting about....
If you decide that you want to get a divorce, one of the things you’ll need to do is to go through mediation. In most cases, courts won’t want to take your case unless you’ve tried to go through mediation first. Mediation is nonbinding, but it may help you resolve at...
Not every little issue you run into in your marriage means that you’re going to get divorced. Couples have rough patches and work through them. With that said, you can see many different warning signs indicating that you are heading toward a divorce. It’s beneficial...
There are two types of situations married couples may find themselves in as they look to divorce. One spouse may be over their spouse's antics and be ready to call it quits, while the other wants to keep on fighting to keep the marriage intact. There are other...
Family court proceedings often become public record and can lead to embarrassment, especially for high-profile individuals or successful professionals. Paternity issues could affect your career or your marriage, especially if you have to go to court. Sometimes, it...
You have a mortgage on your family home. It’s affordable for you and your spouse, and you applied for it together. Now, however, you’re getting a divorce. Can you keep that same mortgage? Is it still going to be affordable? If you want to keep the home in your...
Your approaching divorce may be inevitable, but that doesn’t mean you just want to move forward without a plan. The more you can learn about the process, the better you'll be prepared for the future. You also have to consider how you, personally, want to approach your...
The closer you are to retirement age, the more likely you are to worry about not having enough to live on once you stop working. If you complicate years of planning and savings by divorcing now, you may worry about what that means for your quality of life or whether...
When people are heading towards a divorce, you may hear fathers voice their worries that they will not see their children again, as they are sure that the court is going to give custody to the children’s mother. They may claim that the system is stacked against them...
The end of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' 25-year marriage in Jan. 2019 caught many people off-guard. The fact that his long-term marriage was irretrievably broken may not have surprised many people, but the staggering $137 million fortunate that he found himself needing...