What to Bring to Your Consult

The initial consultation with a Family Law lawyer is the most important step in the process, as it is when you and the lawyer are able to connect on the process you are about to go through. Having all information available for the lawyer to review is of the utmost importance not only for you…

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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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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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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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Social Media Do’s and Don’ts During a Divorce

Do:  Do ensure your profile is securely protected Many social media platforms give users the ability to customize their privacy settings. This can be a helpful tool during a divorce. Allowing unfettered access to your content to anyone may not always serve your interests. Only allow friends to view what you post by making your…

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On Our Bookshelf: Movie Edition, A Marriage Story Review (Spoiler Alert)

A Marriage Story was released by Netflix and hit their streaming service in December 2019. It highlights several family law issues that we as family law attorneys commonly see in our work; divorce, custody, relocation, and of course, high emotions.  This movie was recently in the spotlight again during award season with six Golden Globe and…

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Happy Holidays

Thank you for supporting our Firm through a year full of exciting changes and recognition. We appreciate you and wish you a very joyous holiday with your friends and loved ones. We also know this time of year is not easy for everyone and we keep those one you going through transition or mourning the…

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Separating Without Alignment or 3rd Party Drama – Putting Your Family and Friends in Check

I recently saw a social media message one parent sent to their closest family and friends about their ex-spouse which was very encouraging that I wanted to share.  It read as follows: “Dear Family and Friends, As you may know (Ex) and I recently separated.  We decided it was for the best, and hope you…

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