Family Law

You spent years building your career, growing your savings and buying property. Now, after meeting the right person, you decide to marry and settle down. However, later, you find out that in Louisiana, tying the knot automatically merges your new income and assets...

Military service can make the divorce process more complicated, especially when the military deploys one spouse overseas or stations one spouse away from home. Although deployment does not prevent you from filing for divorce, it can affect when and how your case moves...

Raising a child to adulthood typically inspires a feeling of accomplishment and pride. However, the excitement of watching a child graduate from high school or get married may pale in comparison to the joy brought by the birth of a grandchild. Grandparents are often...

Prenuptial agreements are contracts between engaged individuals that they negotiate before getting married. A generation ago, prenuptial agreements carried significant social stigma. People associated them with the especially wealthy and with those who expected their...

There are numerous parenting issues that divorcing spouses have to address. Obviously, arranging for an appropriate division of parenting time is a top consideration. Both parents typically want as much time as they can get with their children. The parents may also...

Some couples don't have to worry about paternity. Marriage leads to a presumption of paternity when a woman has a child. The hospital automatically includes the husband's name as the father of the child on the birth certificate in most cases. When unmarried couples...

Prenuptial agreements can help couples to start their marriage out on the right path. They discuss what they expect from one another and the relationship. They make it very clear what might happen if a divorce ever occurs. A prenuptial agreement can strengthen a...

Getting married can be an exciting and romantic experience. However, it is also a legal process that creates unique practical challenges for the spouses. Married couples share their homes and their income. They may have responsibility for one another's debt. The way...

For many stepparents, adoption is a way to solidify their bond with their stepchildren and create a permanent legal family. In Louisiana, stepparent adoption can be a smooth process, but it's important to understand the steps involved in order to better ensure that...

Parents who are no longer in a relationship have to determine their parenting arrangement style, if they are both going to continue to parent minor or otherwise dependent children. While some parents are able to work as a parenting team and co-parent, others can’t...