Las Vegas Family Law: Protecting Families

 

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All divorce cases involve competing issues dealing with real property, mortgages, foreclosure, economic impact on assets and debts, bankruptcy, employment loss, property acquired prior to marriage, property acquired during marriage that must be sold or divided, assignment and division of the marital debts, such as auto loans and credit cards, and division of retirement funds or benefits.  

All of these issues involve real property or personal property issues that must be resolved either by the parties through settlement or by the court at trial.  In Nevada, the courts resolve family law cases in two parts.

First, if the marriage includes children, all issues involving or affecting parent-child relationships must be resolved first.  These parent-child issues include custody [primary and 50/50].  The parenting plans must define the time share and visitation schedules for the children, not only for weekly time share, but also for holidays, vacations, birthdays and situations that involve one parent moving out of state with the child.  Parenting plans must also address child support, child support arrears, and cost sharing for health insurance, school expenses, private schooling, sports, and other activities.  The parties must resolve all of these issues and the court must approve the Parenting Plan before the divorce itself can go forward.  The divorce portion of the case will address whether there is property that was owned or acquired by one of the parties prior to marriage which is that party’s sole and separate property, not community property or whether the other party has a community interest claim to any portion of property found to be premarital sole and separate property.  

The same analysis applies to debt incurred by one party prior to marriage and the affect of the other party helping to pay the sole debt with community income or funds.  All community assets and debts will be divided between the parties, including retirement or investment accounts and credit card debt, either by a settlement reached between the parties or by the court at trial.  Family law cases may involve changes in circumstances by one or both of the parties, which in turn, may necessitate modifying or revising the divorce decree and parenting plan to address the changes circumstances such as a job loss by a party, an increase or decrease in earnings or earning capacity by one or both parties, injury or disability which affects child support or alimony or spousal support, moves out of the state by a party, or death of a party.  Divorce cases also address the need by a party for spousal support or alimony, which may include education or training financial aid.  Divorce cases also include a spouse’s claim to a business started or maintained during marriage.  Business valuations, real property appraisals, division of retirement benefits, estate planning, insurance policies, and investments are always mandatory property rights and issues involved in a divorce.  

Mullins Law Firm has the expertise and experience to lead you through the divorce and family law process.  Mullins Law Firm has been resolving divorce and family law cases since 1988.   

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Because of the extensive experience and expertise in divorce law and family law, Mullins Law Firm can help you resolve your divorce, family law or domestic situation.  

At your first consultation with an attorney, the attorney conducts a thorough client interview to define the facts and issues involved in your case.  An initial analysis is immediately provided to the client as to the options available to the client to resolve or win the divorce or family law situation.  You will know immediately if your case has a high probability of success under Nevada law.  Any case strategy is designed to reach a successful conclusion in a timely and cost efficient manner.  Settlement, mediation and trial preparation are all part of the overall case strategy.  

At Mullins Law Firm, you are assigned to a legal team, which includes your attorney and a paralegal.  You have direct access to your legal team, including the attorney’s cell phone number, email access and access during off hours and weekends if necessary.  Quality of service and preserving the best interests of the family is the number one goal of Mullins Law Firm.  Your attorney takes your calls or returns your calls as fast as possible.  Divorce problems involve emergencies and time sensitive situations, including hiding assets, wasting assets, liquidating assets and gambling or addiction abuse that affect the parties’ assets and debts.  Family law problems involve emergencies and time sensitive situations, including child abuse, child neglect, domestic abuse, child abduction or kidnapping, psychological trauma, alienation, and interference with parental bonds.  

Mullins Law Firm is ready and available, with direct access and timely response, to help you.