Family law encompasses many facets of the law, including annulment, prenuptial agreements, child care, adoption, guardianship, divorce topics, and spousal support. The attorneys at WallacePledger are prepared to help you in all these areas.
Annulment and Divorce
To make void; to cancel an event or judicial proceeding both retroactively and for the future. Where, for example, a marriage is annulled, it is struck from all records and stands as having never transpired in law. This differs from a divorce which merely cancels a valid marriage only from the date of the divorce. A marriage annulled stands, in law, as if never performed. Divorce is defined as the legal ending of a marriage by court order.
Prenuptial Agreements
An agreement made by a couple before marriage that controls certain aspects of their relationship, usually the management and ownership of property, and sometimes whether alimony will be paid if the couple later divorces. Courts usually honor premarital agreements unless one person shows that the agreement was likely to promote divorce, was written with the intention of divorcing or was entered into unfairly. A premarital agreement may also be known as a prenuptial agreement.
Spousal Support
Also called maintenance or spousal support. In a divorce or separation, the money paid by one spouse to the other in order to fulfill the financial obligation that comes with marriage. This amount is usually set by a judge with some jurisdictions having statutory formula to follow and others not.
Child Care
The area of law dealing with family relations including divorce, adoption, paternity, custody, and support. Guardianship is defined as an individual who, by legal appointment or by the effect of a written law, is given custody of both the property and the person of one who is unable to manage their own affairs, such as a child or mentally-disabled person.).
Guardian ad Litem
Guardians act on behalf of parties in litigation to protect their interests when they are disabled under the law, resulting from being underage, incarcerated, or suffering from an incapacitating medical condition. Our attorneys are trained to serve in this specialized area.
Definitions provided in part by PrimaryLaw.com.
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