Blog Posts in October, 2010
Posted on Oct 27, 2010 By demetriagraves
Many clients I work with are facing foreclosure and they don't know what their options are. Working with an attorney who handles bankruptcy cases can make the difference between keeping your home and ...
Continue reading "BK to Avoid Foreclosure" »
Posted on Oct 27, 2010 By demetriagraves
If you're going through a divorce it's advisable to stay away from social networking sites until the divorce has been finalized. There's been a trend of using websites like Facebook and Twitter to ...
Continue reading "Tweet Truce" »
Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By demetriagraves
This October marks the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, which was passed to make it more difficult for Americans to seek the ...
Continue reading "Chapter 7 - Still the Most Common Bankrupty" »
Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By demetriagraves
If you are a homeowner and you're facing a divorce, there's a wide range of difficult matters to sort through as you separate from your spouse and start new a new life. If you own a home together, ...
Continue reading "Divorcing? What About The Mortgage?" »
Posted on Oct 14, 2010 By demetriagraves
Ben Harper has filed for divorce from wife Laura Dern. The 40-year-old two-time Grammy winner cited irreconcilable differences in his divorce papers which he filed in Los Angeles recently and ...
Continue reading "Harper Divorces Dern" »
Posted on Oct 14, 2010 By demetriagraves
In these tough economic conditions, the word "Bankruptcy" has experienced an "extreme makeover." For millions of people over the past couple of years, bankruptcy has become a saving grace, enabling ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2010 By demetriagraves
Many people don't realize that if you are married, what's "mine" is really "ours." A large percentage of my family law practice deals with divorce and dissolution cases. Many people are shocked to ...
Continue reading "Marital Property Rights" »
Posted on Oct 7, 2010 By demetriagraves
Here's the latest news in Mel Gibson's child support battle with Oksana Grigorieva. Recently a judge has ordered Mel Gibson to boost his child support payments to Oksana Grigorieva to $20,000 a month ...
Continue reading "Mel to Pay More" »
Posted on Oct 1, 2010 By demetriagraves
As a family law attorney, I often get asked advice on what is appropriate to tell the kids regarding, divorce, custody and child support. Deciding what you should or should not tell the kids you have ...
Continue reading "Tips for Custodial Parents" »
Posted on Oct 1, 2010 By demetriagraves
There are many clients that I work with who are considering filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy but are worried about losing all their assets and being left with nothing. This is a common misconception ...
Continue reading "Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Exemptions" »