Three Common Mistakes of Holiday Timesharing

The Holidays can be an exciting time of year with snowy weather, family gatherings, and of course presents, however; for timesharing parents, the Holidays can also add stress. While the Holidays can be a time for joy and celebrating, there are also possibilities for timesharing mistakes. Hopefully, this post can help you avoid some of…

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Military Divorce and Healthcare

This is part two of our series on military divorce, find part one here. What happens if you don’t qualify for the 20-20-20 rule and are involved in a military divorce? You may be worried about your healthcare, your spouse’s retirement, or other military benefits you have received throughout the marriage. If you have been…

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Grandparents and Visitation Rights

Grandparents play a special role in many children’s lives.  Whether it’s grandma’s baking or fishing trips with grandpa, children who have a relationship with their grandparents may be happier and more secure as they enter adulthood. After divorce, legal separation, a ruling on paternity, or the death of a minor child’s parent(s), grandparents can become…

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Twenty is the Magic Number for Military Retirement

If you are in the process of a divorce or thinking about getting divorced from your military spouse, you’ve probably heard the term “20-20-20 rule” before. The 20-20-20 rule comes from the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA). For the 20-20-20 rule to apply, you must have been married to the service member for…

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Time to Sell Your House?

The sale of the marital home is one of the most important parts of the divorce process, as it serves the purpose of either disbursing equity to each party or ridding the parties of a large amount of debt. Here are some key terms that can help you in your selling process. Realtor– If the…

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Resources for Refinancing

In many divorces, or co-habitation situations, parties are faced with the decision about what to do with the main residence upon their divorce or separation.  If the parties sell the residence, things are generally fairly simple as they can divide the community interest in any proceeds at the time of closing. If one party wishes…

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Best Lawyers

Batley Powers Family Law is proud to announce that both, Bobbie Batley and Randy Powers, our Firm’s partners have been recognized in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is a purely peer review ranking. It works to rank highly respected attorneys using the feedback of other lawyers in the field. The Best Lawyers was first…

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Double Header: Welcome to the Team

We happily announce the addition of Associate Attorneys Jensen Wallace and Wesley Enns to our Firm. At Batley Powers Family Law, we take our team approach to cases very seriously.  We believe our clients greatly benefit from the power of our team and that Jensen and Wes will be major contributors to this process.  With…

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We’re Hiring

Batley Powers Family Law, a nationally recognized firm, is seeking an exceptional Attorney with 3-7 years of experience in family law or litigation to join our team.  If you are solution-oriented and strive to excel in client relations and the resolution of issues we encourage you to apply.  Strong writing, research, ability to multi-task and…

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Hello Summer! 6 Ways to Help Your Kids Enjoy the Summer Months While Practicing Social Distancing

Many of us had planned for our children to head off to camp or start a summer program in the next couple of weeks.  For many parents, the prospect of having no daytime plans for their children for a few months is extremely daunting. As we prepare for the likelihood that they may not get…

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