On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Jul 2, 2020 | Family Law
Like other parents throughout the country, many New Hampshire parents confronting a divorce proceeding are opting for a joint custody arrangement in which the parties split their time with the children as evenly as possible. This is not just for the children, but for...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | May 19, 2020 | Family Law
Years after other marriages, children, careers and more, older couples here in New Hampshire and elsewhere have a lifetime of assets, investments and obligations. Finding love again and deciding to remarry is a gift, but it does not have to be a curse as well. It may...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Apr 15, 2020 | Family Law
As a parent, you probably want to insulate your children as much as possible from the divorce process, and this is the one thing that you and your future former spouse have no trouble agreeing on. You both acknowledge that the other is a good parent and that your...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Apr 7, 2020 | Family Law
One of the reasons many New Hampshire residents take advantage of their employment retirement accounts is to keep them from spending the money since the tax ramifications of early withdrawals are steep. When times are good, people just leave these accounts alone and...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Feb 25, 2020 | Family Law
Not every newly divorced couple can get along. Even so, the prevailing attitude toward child custody these days is co-parenting, which requires a substantial amount of communication between the parties. That arrangement may work well for some newly single parents here...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Jan 28, 2020 | Family Law
Numerous families across the country, including many here in New Hampshire, consider their pets part of the family. They would never consider getting rid of them like they would a couch or a set of china. Even so, many of the family courts across the country continue...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Nov 27, 2019 | Family Law
The decision to divorce can be a difficult one to make. Who will get the family home, how will financial assets be divided and who will be responsible for which debts are all questions that the unhappy New Hampshire spouse must consider. Additionally, which assets are...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Nov 5, 2019 | Family Law
As you move past your divorce in Manchester, new opportunities will no doubt present themselves in your life. One of those may be the chance to relocate to a new area in order to secure a new job, start a new relationship or be closer to your extended family. Yet...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Sep 16, 2019 | Family Law
Couples who are going through a divorce in New Hampshire have a lot of decisions to make, and one of the first ones is how to proceed with the divorce. The ideal situation is when both sides come to a mutual agreement about how to divide things and where each will...
On behalf of Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP | Sep 5, 2019 | Family Law
When you get divorced in New Hampshire, the court uses current information about your children’s needs and you and your spouse’s income to create child support orders. If your economic circumstances change at some point after the initial child support...
