Many law firms now give limited free initial consultations. Some firms are better than others in how they use the time given for a free consultation. Here are some things you should know about your initial consultation with an attorney. Know how long you have been given. If you are given a 30-minute free consultation, understand that if you go over those 30 minutes you may be required to pay for your overage. Be proactive and tell the attorney you are meeting with that yo

What is “domestic violence”? It is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. Violence against women is often accompanied by emotionally abusive and controlling behavior, and this is part of a systematic pattern of dominance and control. Domestic violence results in physical injury, psychological trauma and sometimes death. (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (

I have been getting a lot of questions about the stimulus check and how it is being handled for families with a child support arrearage. You have seen on the news reports that a person will not get their stimulus check if they have a past due balance for child support. That is not exactly true. A person will in fact get their stimulus check, it is simply that it may not be delivered directly to them. I spoke with an attorney with the child support division and learned tha