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October 25

Posted By: Guy Vitetta
Posted In: Collaborative Law , Divorce Law , Family Law , General Knowledge
Tags: Adultery, Collaborative Law, Family Court, litigation, mediation, mental illness and divorce, Substance abuse and divorce
Date: October 25, 2013
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Is Litigation Worth It

Sometimes litigation is the only way a dispute can be resolved, but this is rarely the case. Parties involved in domestic disputes need to consider the question: Is litigation worth it. Family-related disputes (divorce, separation, custody) are distinctly different from other cases in the judicial ...

October 24

Posted By: Guy Vitetta
Posted In: Collaborative Law , Court Process and Procedure , Divorce Law , Family Law
Tags: divorce attorney, experience
Date: October 24, 2013
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The Need for an Experienced Divorce Attorney

A woman, I’ll call her “Jane”, recently came to see me after a ruling in family court had gone seriously wrong. Jane had separated from her husband after he was arrested for committing an act of Domestic Violence against her. Jane and her husband had two children together, ages 7 and 11. J...

October 23

Posted By: Guy Vitetta
Posted In: Court Process and Procedure , Divorce Law , Family Law
Date: October 23, 2013
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What The Judges Do

I am often perplexed when I hear a client (or a Lawyer) tell me that they “know” what what the judge will do in their case. My first question is: To which Judge are you referring? We have 56 full time Family Court judges in South Carolina, and due to our unique (and inefficient) court [&hell...

October 22

Posted By: Guy Vitetta
Posted In: Court Process and Procedure , Divorce Law , Family Law
Tags: agreement in principle, divorce agreement, drafting agreement
Date: October 22, 2013
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Drafting a Divorce Agreement

Many Divorce lawyers think that once they have reached an “agreement in principle” with the other side, the hard work is over and that the process of drafting a divorce agreement is simply a formality. The experience of one person clearly shows that once an “agreement in princip...

October 21

Posted By: Guy Vitetta
Posted In: Child Custody , Divorce Law , Family Law
Tags: 50-50, dads, primary parent, temporary hearing
Date: October 21, 2013
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Can Parents Get Equal Custody of Children

Within the last year we have had three cases where we have represented dads who have gotten equal custody of children at a Temporary Hearing. Just this past week we represented a dad who had been sharing visitation of his 6 year old daughter on an equal basis, but on a hap hazard “whenever mo...

October 19

Posted By: Guy Vitetta
Posted In: Child Custody , Divorce Law , Family Law
Tags: Financial issues, Simple Divorce
Date: October 19, 2013
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Divorce is Simple

If you are consulting with a divorce attorney who tells you that divorce is simple, run! I have been practicing law for over 20 years, a majority of which has been devoted exclusively to divorce and family law matters. The fact of the matter is that divorce cases are some of the most complicated...

December 18

Posted By: Guy Vitetta
Posted In: Collaborative Law , Divorce Law , Family Law
Date: December 18, 2011
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Common Sense from a NJ Divorce Lawyer

Beware the Rambo Divorce Litigator – Let’s be Sensible By: Mark Gruber J.D., L.L.M, mg@gruberlaw.biz Litigators come in two distinct forms-emotional or intellectual. The old school litigator is one who twists and sensationalizes every minute issue. A skilled trial attorney has the powe...