News & Analysis as of August 11, 2025

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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

From Cutting the Umbilical Cord to Cutting the Child Support Check

Lewitt Hackman on 5/5/2025

Raising a child comes with financial responsibilities, which become tougher when parents’ divorce or separate, and child support payments become necessary. Child support is the amount of money the court orders a parent to...more

“Nesting” During Divorce: Is Nesting Right for My Family?

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC on 10/17/2024

“Nesting” is a custody arrangement where, rather than having children move between homes, the children stay in the family home and the parents move back and forth and alternate living there. While it may sound appealing,...more

Child Custody in Iowa: Three Tips For Showing The Emotional Ability To Care For Your Child

Dentons on 6/14/2024

When determining child custody, Courts must weigh all factors based on what the judge feels is in the “best interest of the minor child.” Often, it can feel ambiguous in knowing how a judge may rule under this standard, but...more

Two Big Changes to Florida Law that Every Father Should Know About this Father's Day

Lowndes on 6/6/2024

This Father’s Day, fathers in Florida have more rights than last Father’s Day. As of July 1, 2023, new laws were enacted in the state. One law requires that a minor child have frequent and continuing contact with both...more

Does My Child Have a Say in the Final Parenting Plan?

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC on 4/30/2024

When a divorcing parent asks this question, their attorney might respond with the common saying, “Children have a voice, not a choice.” In Washington state, the extent to which a child’s voice is heard in establishing a final...more

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