As a working mother as well as a family lawyer, I understand that the parenting responsibilities placed on a mom are often substantially different from those born by the father. While our society has mostly embraced women in the workplace, it continues to place...

If you aren't having sex with your husband and yet your medication list at the pharmacy (or on your health insurance records) indicates that your spouse is taking erectile dysfunction pills such as Viagra, chances are he may be cheating.

Conversely, if you can't keep up in...

In my practice as a divorce lawyer, the vast majority of the fathers whom I have represented want to remain actively involved as parents after their divorce has been settled. Very few want to sever ties with their children, even when they cannot stand the sight of their...

One of the heaviest doors to open is the one that leads into your first meeting with a divorce lawyer. In addition to all of the emotional stress that you carry, there are a seemingly endless number of questions that fill your mind about the path that you are about...

Cheating is easier than ever before. It was a much greater logistical challenge before we had texting, Facebook and the ability to place online personal ads on Craigslist or Backpage.

Now, after a moment of spousal neglect or a fight, you can reunite with a long-lost girlfriend from high school,...

No one likes to air their dirty laundry. This is especially true in family law, when every seemingly forgotten mistake from your past can be used by the other side to build a case against you.

However, as a family lawyer, I would much rather hear about the skeletons in...

There are few harder moments in parenthood than telling your kids that it's over between mommy and daddy.

As a divorce attorney, I have seen hundreds of families struggle over how to break this news to their children. The process should involve calculated timing by the parents, a scripted...

I am a family lawyer, but I don't sell divorce. I often hear something like this from prospective
clients:

"I'm not sure that I want a divorce. Things have been bad for a while, but I am still hanging on. Sometimes I feel like it is over, but then...