On behalf of Law Office of Ada M. Barreto, P.A. | May 22, 2020 | Family Law
Maybe you and your spouse have been slowly growing apart for years, and you have little in common anymore. Perhaps there was a more dramatic problem that forced you to change your opinion on your marriage, such as the discovery of infidelity or an act of spousal...
On behalf of Law Office of Ada M. Barreto, P.A. | May 18, 2020 | Family Law
“Dad, where are you, I’ve been waiting for you for half an hour. You were meant to take me to the dentist, remember? We’re going to be late. Again.” Remember when you were married, and you had a paper calendar on the kitchen door? Your wife...
On behalf of Law Office of Ada M. Barreto, P.A. | Apr 23, 2020 | Family Law
Are you facing significant debt? Maybe it’s been going on for a while, as you build up more and more credit card debt. Maybe you just had an emergency medical procedure, without insurance, and all this debt is sudden and new. No matter what your debt looks like, one...
On behalf of Law Office of Ada M. Barreto, P.A. | Apr 6, 2020 | Family Law
Have you heard people talking about gray divorce? Maybe it was in the context of a greater impact on retirement planning or the fact that this specific type of divorce is on the rise. Either way, you wondered exactly what it meant. Generally speaking, gray divorce is...
On behalf of Law Office of Ada M. Barreto, P.A. | Mar 27, 2020 | Family Law
Visitation is a legal concept that guarantees temporary access for an adult with a child over whom they do not currently have legal authority. For example, if one spouse secures sole custody in a divorce, the other parent may only receive visitation instead of shared...
On behalf of Law Office of Ada M. Barreto, P.A. | Mar 5, 2020 | Family Law
It’s far more common today than it once was for divorced parents to share physical custody of their children. Working a shared custody plan out directly with your ex is probably going to result in a schedule that you both like a lot better than what a judge might hand...
On behalf of Law Office of Ada M. Barreto, P.A. | Mar 2, 2020 | Family Law
Some people think that their life is going to magically get better when they go through a divorce. While it is true that many aspects of life will change, not everything is going to be suddenly blissful and easy. One thing that might make it hard for you to move on...
| Jul 5, 2019 | Family Law
Stepparent adoption is a common form of adoption that occurs when one spouse adopts the other’s biological child. The process for stepparent adoption is usually a lot easier than most other forms of adoption. Parental Consent Generally, a stepparent adoption occurs...
| Jun 19, 2019 | Family Law
There are two aspects of child custody: legal custody, which is the parent’s responsibility for making decisions concerning a child’s well-being; and physical custody, which is the child’s bodily presence with their parents. The court will take both...
| Sep 4, 2015 | Family Law, Modifications
When you go through a divorce or need to settle an otherwise pressing family law issue, more often than not, the resolution will come in the form of some sort of court order. These mandates and regulations describe how to deal with a wide variety of legal matters,...
