Ivanhoe Family Lawyers Can Help With the Legalities Involved in Domestic Abuse

Ivanhoe Family Lawyers can assist in managing the legalities associated with domestic abuse. Domestic violence can have devastating repercussions for families and its members, so our legal professionals understand its gravity.

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Divorce

Divorces generally involve a judge issuing an order ending the marriage and dividing up assets and debts of both partners, including any orders regarding alimony payments depending on length of marriage and ability of either partner to support themselves; there are three forms of alimony: permanent, temporary and rehabilitative.

if the spouses cannot reach an agreement regarding custody, support and property division through negotiations, they must proceed to trial. At trial each side will present evidence and witnesses to support their position on these issues before being adjudicated by either a judge or jury, which then decides on all final terms such as custodial responsibility/parenting time/spousal support/property division etc.

As with any legal matter, filing the paperwork related to a divorce in an accurate manner is of utmost importance. Additionally, serving the other spouse with a Summons and Complaint with docket number either personally or through publication should occur promptly and appropriately.
Child Custody

Child custody cases involve the court determining which parent will have care and control of children following a divorce or separation. This decision is made based on what's best for each individual child's education, religion, health care decisions and visitation rights for both parties involved.

Legal custody refers to the right and responsibility to make important life-long decisions for their child, which may be granted jointly to both parents or solely one of them. Physical custody concerns where your child lives; either one parent may share this arrangement while the other maintains visitation rights.

Custody and visitation disputes may be resolved through mediation, an approach which is less expensive and emotionally safer for all parties involved. When no agreement can be reached through negotiations, litigation may become necessary - which can often be expensive, time consuming, and emotionally draining.
Child Support

Child support is a legal obligation between parents to each other for the financial maintenance of their children. Payment of child support typically ends once their children reach 18 or graduate high school; however, in certain instances it can continue past this date.

Courts use child support guidelines to calculate what each parent must pay in child support payments. These guidelines take both parties' incomes into consideration before arriving at an estimated base amount one parent should cover; additionally, these rules include any additional expenses such as health insurance copayments, unreimbursed medical costs or daycare payments that might occur.

Parents often disagree on what child support should be and, when this occurs, a hearing will be held so each party can present evidence such as witness testimony and subpoena documents to support their positions before the judge makes his or her ruling on child support payments.
Domestic Abuse

Domestic violence refers to any pattern of coercion by one intimate partner against another that includes physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse. It affects individuals of all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds as well as people of every sexual orientation and age range.

Abusive behavior comes in various forms, from emotional and psychological abuse - such as name calling and shaming - to physical, sexual and economic abuse, such as withholding money or threatening law enforcement with reports. Other forms include intimidation tactics like making threats with looks or gestures or smashing property or hurting pets as well as showing weapons openly displayed.

Your abusive partner may try to isolate and restrict you from friends and family members, monitoring where and whom you go or call. They could threaten harm against yourself, your children, their parents and siblings; deny the abuse occurred or blame it on you; and use manipulation tactics in order to gain control over you.