When to Look For a Family Law Expert

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Family law issues seem to be on the increase
today and every once in a while there comes a
time when someone needs the services of a family
law attorney. While there are many issues that
this type of law can deal with, we are going to
look at situations that require the input of a
family law expert.
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Statistics seem to indicate that the marriage
rate continues to decline but even with that,
there are millions of people who tie the knot
every year. Most people who are considering
marriage these days are advised to visit family
law attorneys to consider prenuptial agreements
this is especially true when one of your already
has an inheritance or assets. Even if you dont,
you might still want to make this consideration
because your well-paying job could as well help
you to build up an asset base.
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Attorneys who specialize in family law can always
help you out in arranging any desired prenuptial
contracts. For any such an agreement to become
valid, you will need to hire two different family
law attorneys in addition to involving an
accountant to oversee the contract even though
this depends on your financial status. Family law
demands that such a contract is filed and
notarized at least 30 days before the intended
marriage takes place.
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Since this is the rule of the law regarding
prenuptial agreements, failure to do so may
render your agreement invalid. Should the
unfortunate happen and you need to untie the
knot, it is usually the same family law attorney
who will get involved in the process of undoing
it. It is the business of your other half to seek
for their attorney depending on the circumstances
involved. However, it is important to note that
different states may have different rules when it
comes to family law with regards to marriage and
divorce.
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The other area where family law comes in handy
involves matters to do with domestic relations
and family matters. There are disagreements such
as those that involves alimony, child support,
child custody, adoptions, visitation between
parents or in the worst case scenarios, child
abuse and child abduction. There are child
custody cases after divorce has taken place or
the parents of a child have not been legally
married as well as where there are issues to do
with paternity fraud and paternity testing.
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Apart from issues to do with marriage, there are
other disputes where the input of a family law
expert will be required this includes cases to
do with property settlement and inheritance which
can occur between family members. In any case,
you want to think of a family attorney as a
counselor. If as a family you realize that there
seems to be no other way to get to a collective
agreement, divorce cases experts should be able
to guide towards an agreeable contractual
agreement.
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