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I was a family law attorney for 25+ years. I have been divorced twice myself. One was friendly. The other wasn`t. Let me know how I can help.

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I have been divorced twice myself. One was friendly. The other wasn't. I was a family law attorney for 25+ years.

What do you like about this subject?

I like to help people get through the worst part of their lives.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Every divorce that ends with affection is a success.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

No one is without blame.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

People usually are at their worst.

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Recent Answers from James Robinson

2009-11-19 questions about child support and custody issues:

Dear Elise Unless you were named as a defendant in a termination of parental rights suit, you still have rights as a mother. Yes, they can garnish any source of income you have. You would need to file

2009-11-15 Interstate child support.:

Dear Mike Most courts base child support on gross income. However, you can ask the court to deviate from the guidelines. If you failed to request that at the hearing, the Court would have considered

2009-11-11 Military move away CA:

Dear Larry The question is always what is in the best interest of the child. If it would be against the child's best interest, the court will not allow her to take the child away. So you should be developing

2009-11-11 Petition to take child out of country:

Dear Carli There is no form that I know of. You will have to file a motion with the court to allow you to take the child out of the country. The problem is that once the child is in South America there

2009-11-09 Dividing debts and assests:

Dear Marc That is silly. If the 20k debt car is worth 100k, and the 12k debt car was worth 12k, you can see how only looking at the debt is going to screw someone. If the 20k debt car is worth 25k,

 

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