When a pet’s parents divorce we ask: “whose pet is it anyway?” linda.hammerschmid February 25, 2015 6518 Animals R Us - Part II When a pet's parents divorce we ask: "whose pet is it anyway?" Dear Readers: As with anything any 2 people acquire together, pets have become just one more "issue" to fight over wh...
Does privacy exist in Family Matters? linda.hammerschmid January 4, 2015 6875 Dear Readers: Yes and no! There are few sacrosanct privileged communication areas left in our Technological Society today. Every word and every action seem doomed to immediate Internet social media exposure. So...
Inheriting trouble: Will you or won’t you? linda.hammerschmid November 26, 2014 6117 Dear Readers: How many of you have a proper Will in place? Have you told your beneficiaries what to expect? - instead of surprising them after you're dead! Do you really know what is in your parent's Wills...
Dis n’ Dat linda.hammerschmid August 23, 2014 5692 Dear Readers: August is that month when we are either just leaving for or just returning from holidays. Some of you are not necessarily in the mood to be serious; others are already panicking about back to sc...
To hide or not to hide assets? linda.hammerschmid July 21, 2014 8062 Dear Readers: That is the question divorce attorneys are often asked either by the party looking to escape paying or by the other party hoping to collect payments wanting to know where to look for them. O...
Ask The Hammer linda.hammerschmid June 19, 2014 4679 Children are not sofas — Part 2 The time of year is upon us when separated and divorced parents start contemplating summer vacations with their children. Therefore, Part 2 of “Children Are Not Sofas” will conc...
Children are not sofas! [Part I] linda.hammerschmid May 28, 2014 5146 Dear Readers: When parents are of the belief that they can do whatever they want with their children, I often wonder if they think their children are sofas! No one cares what you do with your sofa, but child...
“Would Nevers” often occur – and always when you least expect it linda.hammerschmid March 17, 2014 4771 Dear Readers: One of the most difficult aspects of my practice has been listening to clients tell me, while they are in the throws and woes of separating and divorcing, that their spouse WOULD NEVER: Empty...
Ask the Hammer linda.hammerschmid February 19, 2014 4407 Tax Deductible Legal Fees Every year, I come across a certain number of people who have been through family proceedings and are not aware that they may be entitled to a tax deduction for the legal fees, or a p...
Ask the Hammer linda.hammerschmid October 28, 2013 4569 Dear Readers: By now most everyone who has a tech device has heard of "texting". One definition of a "texter" is "a person who communicates by text messaging". Don't you just love it when words are define...
