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What’s the Difference Between Legal Separation and Divorce in Nevada?
December 23rd, 2020
In Nevada, married spouses considering divorce can choose the option of legal separation instead. In some circumstances, legal separation provides desirable benefits to the spouses that divorce does not. In this blog post, experienced Las Vegas famil…
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What Happens to Your Retirement Account in a Nevada Divorce?
December 11th, 2020
For many people, a retirement account is their most significant financial asset other than their home. Spouses often express concern about what happens to assets accumulated in a retirement account if a married couple divorces. In this discussion, La…
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Relocating a Child Subject to a Custody Order
September 10th, 2020
There are many common reasons why a parent may want to change residence and relocate with a child. With the economic changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is an increased incidence of employment-related reasons — and other new reasons…
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Modification of a Child Support Order in Las Vegas
June 18th, 2020
If you are affected by unemployment due to the coronavirus Covid-19, you may wonder whether that change means you can adjust a child support obligation. You also may have other reasons for wanting to change the child support you pay or receive.
In Ne…
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What Happens to Your Child Support Obligation If You’re in Prison?
May 21st, 2020
If you serve six (6) months or more in prison, you may ask a Nevada court review to your child support obligation during incarceration and on release. New state child support regulations have specific provisions governing review and adjustment of chi…
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Do You Owe Child Support If You’re Unemployed? (Effect of Unemployment on New Child Support Orders or Modification of Existing Child Support Orders)
April 9th, 2020
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic poses especially difficult personal financial challenges for the millions of people who have lost their jobs, including many individuals here in Las Vegas. Whether unemployment occurs because of Covid-19 or for oth…
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How Does Custody Affect Child Support Payments in Nevada?
March 12th, 2020
New Nevada child support regulations went into effect on February 1, 2020. If parents cannot agree on child support payments, the new rules apply to the court’s determination of the child support amount. The guidelines include specific provisions r…
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What Counts as Income Under the 2020 Nevada Child Support Rules?
March 10th, 2020
If a judge decides on your Nevada child support case after February 1, 2020, an entirely new set of rules will apply to the court’s decision. One of the most significant changes involves specific guidelines about what does (and does not) count as i…
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Does a Spouse Have a Right to Alimony in a Las Vegas Divorce?
January 30th, 2020
Like other states, Nevada has specific statutes regarding alimony in a divorce case. A common misconception is that a spouse is entitled to alimony after a divorce. In Nevada, that is not the case. However, state law does provide for several differen…
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Do You Have to Pay Your Former Spouse’s Debts After a Nevada Divorce?
January 27th, 2020
Financial issues often contribute to problems in a marriage. Sometimes, one spouse runs up credit card charges or otherwise incurs significant amounts of debt. If a Nevada marriage ends in divorce (whatever the cause), is a spouse responsible for rep…
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