“A family name holds the music of generations – it’s the first inheritance we receive.” (Attributed to Irish poet-philosopher John O’Donohue) The Constitutional Court has just confirmed (with some significant
Category: Family Law
Scope:
Deals with all legal issues concerning family relationships, including the formation, dissolution, and internal matters of families.
Key Areas:
Encompasses divorce, child custody and support, adoption, guardianship, domestic violence, and the parental responsibilities and rights of unmarried parents.
Examples:
A family lawyer may handle a case involving child custody disputes after parents separate, an adoption process, or a restraining order for domestic abuse.
Good News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your GrandchildrenGood News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your Grandchildren
“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” (Quoted in the judgment below) One of the greatest tragedies of family fall-outs will always be the effect
Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?
“It is the purpose of this Act to afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can provide” (Domestic Violence Act) When sibling
When to Lawyer UpWhen to Lawyer Up
When to Lawyer Up “The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers.” (Shakespeare) Shakespeare must have had an unhappy experience or two with the lawyers of his