Quite often, grandparents wish to join or open a family law case in order to gain visitation rights of their grandchildren. They can be under the assumption that they either have the same rights of the parents of the grandchild or none at all. As it turns out,...
What Are Prenups And Postnups? A prenuptial (prenup) and postnuptial (postnup) agreement is a contract. The difference between the two is simple – a prenup is a contract signed and entered into before marriage and a postnup is one signed and entered into after...
San Diego (September 17, 2021): On August 9, 2021, joined Butler Law, PC as a Post-Bar Law Clerk. She is currently awaiting her July 2021 bar results. ’s family law experience includes working with cases involving dissolution of marriage, child custody, and division...
The divorce process sets both spouses up to go back to single life, while still ensuring neither is completely left behind. Parties must divide their assets acquired during marriage, and one spouse is often ordered to financially support the other by way of spousal...
Romantic relationships can become difficult. And unfortunately, relationships can also become violent. This is why DVROs are available to file for parties, who are going through a difficult divorce or breakup, as well as for parties not romantically involved. HOW DOES...
Child custody requests in family law are very common and often involve the following scenario: Parent A wants to obtain a certain custody order for their child. Parent B wants a differing order. Parent B is granted the order they requested. Parent A doesn’t like this,...
Divorce is not fun. It can also be very costly due to the protracted nature of proceedings. Sometimes, this is just the reality of a highly contested separation and a complex financial scenario. Other times, divorce can be costly because of one party unreasonably...
In recent months, pop star Britney Spears’ legal battles have become the center of public scrutiny. What is known as the “Free Britney” movement has taken social media by storm and many people have now become familiar with (at least the idea of) a legal...
Butler Law, PC Partner Elyse B. Butler, CFLS made history and created legal precedent by winning the appeal in In re Marriage of L.R. and K.A. In July, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the appellant and against a history in the state of granting...
It is no secret that Hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are divorced. And in true Hollywood style, the pair’s court proceedings have made headlines throughout the process. We’ve heard of several newsworthy items, including allegations of domestic abuse...