Family Law: Prenuptial Agreements

This presentation looks at prenuptial agreements, wherein the parties anticipate a marital breakup or the death of one party and contract to establish what will happen in those events. The pre-nuptial agreement is especially important when wealthy people or people with families from previous marriages get married. This presentation will look at the requirements for prenuptial agreements, what the agreements contain and their enforceability.

Expect to Get Asked These Questions at Your Social Security Disability Hearing

While every administrative law judge has his or her own way of conducting hearings, there are certain questions that are asked of claimants in every case.

You can expect these questions in your hearing and you and your lawyer should prepare ahead of time by practicing how you will answer. There is simply no reason to end up surprised by standard questions about your physical capacity, your pain level and your activities of daily living.

In this video I offer you examples of questions that you will be asked at your hearing and I explain briefly how you should and should not answer these questions.

I also express my thoughts about how you and your lawyer can best prepare for your hearing and what constitutes an appropriate pre-hearing conference. In my opinion, a lawyer who meets his client for the first time 10 minutes prior to a hearing is not offering adequate pre-hearing preparation.

DO NOT DO THIS if You Want To Be Prepared for YOUR Custody Trial

This is something you don't want to do if you want to be prepared for your child custody trial. If you're getting ready for a child custody trial one of the first things you have to do is read the minutes where your court sets the trial. Make sure you are aware of all of the judge's requirements going into that trial.

4 Things Social Security Disability Recipients Should Not Do

4 things not to do to help you keep your Social Security Disability Benefits 

1. Plan your next move 

2. Don't stop Doctoring 

3. Do not earn over the allowed amount 

4. Don't be like Doris

Joint Custody Agreements (Avoid This Mistake)

When drafting your joint custody agreement, it is essential to nail down details so that you can stay out of court in the future. A mistake I see is that clients think too broadly. You should be specific so that if something doesn't work out you know what your next step going to be.

What To Do When You've Been Injured At Work

Your job is not just something you work hard at but something that is important to your livelihood. That’s why a workplace injury can be so devastating—missed time at work can mean missed paychecks and expensive medical bills.

Enter workers’ compensation. Designed (in many cases) to be the exclusive remedy for injuries that happen on the job, each state is different when it comes to filing claims and collecting these important benefits. The workers’ compensation system can sometimes be complicated with very specific procedural requirements before your claim will be accepted.

For that reason and many others, working with a workers’ compensation attorney can help make sure you get approved for these important benefits.

How to Prepare for Divorce Mediation or Child Custody Mediation

Learn what mediation is in divorce and custody cases, how to prepare for it, and why I think it is better than going to trial to solve your divorce or custody case.

Qualifying for Social Security Disability Benefits

Qualifying for Social Security Disability Benefits

Healthy Co-Parenting: E-Mail Communication Tips

It is essential that you communicate with the other parent for healthy co-parenting, and so you don't risk losing parenting time or even custody. Here are some tips for email communication when co-parenting that I hope you find helpful.