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What Does a Clerk and Master Do?
This video talks about who a Clerk and Master is and what they do in Tennessee. Learn more about this legal topic and others at http://attorney-knoxv...
Play Video Written by attorney Jedidiah Charles McKeehan
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Top 5 Tips to a Final Restraining Order Hearing in Hudson County, New Jersey Superior Court
The Judge is your Jury and having experience before that judge is very important Every judge has their own style as to how they decide cases and how c...
Written by attorney Santo V. Artusa Jr.
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Elements of a VAWA Self-Petition
An immigrant must meet the following conditions: Part I 1. He/she was legally married to the abusive United States citizen or legal permanent residen...
Written by attorney Vanya Hession
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How to use the court system to protect yourself from another person in Illinois
Orders of Protection This type of order is appropriate when the other person has been in a romantic relationship with you, has resided with you, or i...
Written by attorney Teresa Ann Mcadams
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Emergency Orders of Protection (Restraining Orders) Under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
Who is Covered by Emergency Orders of Protection (Restraining Orders)? Orders of Protection and Emergency Orders of Protection are governed by the Ill...
Written by attorney Mark Saul Schondorf
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Steps to File an Uncontested Divorce in Tennessee (BASICS 101)
Complaint for Divorce This document identifies the parties, state the grounds for divorce and asks the court to grant the divorce. After filing there...
Written by attorney Patrick Mathisen Brooks
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5 THINGS THAT CAN COST YOU DEARLY IN A DIVORCE AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN SUED
Although the marriage is undoubtedly over, the Complaint for divorce you just received has taken you by surprise. This is the norm. Unfortunately it i...
Written by attorney Kelly G. Lambert III
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Sylvie Cachay: A Beautiful Life Cut Short by Toxic LOve
Domestic Violence comes in all shapes and forms. Sometimes an order of protection is a necessary step to take in order to safely turn the corner and...
Written by attorney Anne Peyton Bryant
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How Do I Get a Restraining Order in New Jersey
How Do I Get a Restraining Order in New Jersey When you are involved in a marital relationship or a relationship comprised of unmarried parents, ther...
Written by attorney Brad Michael Micklin
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5 Things That Can Sink Your Divorce Case
Not Controlling Your Emotions Emotions run high for people going through divorce and it is important to keep them in check. You should never allow yo...
Written by attorney Joseph T. Barberi
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Restraining Order 101: When NOT to get a FAPA Restraining Order
Proper Parties ("Family Members") Family Abuse Prevention Act ("FAPA") Restraining Orders are designed to do exactly what they sound like, provide pro...
Written by attorney Orion Jacob Nessly
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Fernando Hearing Rights for Claimed Domestic Violence Protective Order
Connecticut General Statutes § 46b-15 provides in relevant part that a protectvie order may issue which protects a victrime by vairous restrictions on...
Written by attorney Joseph B Barnes III
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Exclusive occupancy of the marital home
Exclusive use and occupancy is, basically, just a way of saying the court removes your spouse from the home and you, or you and your children, get the...
Written by attorney Kenneth M Keith
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Orders of Protection or Isn't Living Together During a Divorce Fun?!
We have to start by saying Orders of Protection probably represent the single most abused device in all of the practice of Family Law. Somehow it has...
Written by attorney Kenneth M Keith
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10 steps to get ready for divorce
Read as much as you can. Read articles and books on divorce and the divorce process. Knowledge about the law and courts can make what's coming a littl...
Written by attorney Kenneth M Keith
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Domestic Violence: Do not Act Natually!
You have been suddenly ousted from your home. Your sex partner has just called police on you for acts of domestic violence. Under VAWA, the state gets...
Written by attorney Peter Christopher Lomtevas
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Can an Order of Protection be Dismissed?
Some thirty years ago, Tennessee lawmakers first introduced laws now found in Tennessee Code Annotated 36-3-601 et seq. to protect citizens from being...
Written by attorney Vincent Patrick Wyatt
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Automatic Restraining Orders in Divorce
In a family law matter, the family law summons contains automatic restraining orders on the 2d page of the summons. These automatic restraining orders...
Written by attorney Robin Courtney Grant
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Mothers’ rights
Mothers have rights to their children, whether or not they were ever married to the child’s father. There will be times when issues will arise in rega...
Written by attorney Wendy J. Norman
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Michigan - Personal Protection Orders part 2
Continued from "Michigan - Personal Protection Orders part 1" The Respondent can challenge the issuance of any of the above PPOs in Court, or petition...
Written by attorney Daniel P. Hilf
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Orders of Protection in New York
Violation of Orders of Protection A victim of domestic violence in New York can obtain an order of protection against the person who has abused him or...
Written by attorney Keith Scott Orenstein
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Domestic Violence Scam Directed at Military Service Members
We're at War with Our Military. Domestic violence scams come in many different forms and they tend to work wonders against current or former members o...
Written by attorney Peter Christopher Lomtevas
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Domestic Violence Scam Directed at Military Service Members
Domestic violence scams come in many different forms. Here is one put in place roughly five years ago paid for by the federal government targeting mil...
Written by attorney Peter Christopher Lomtevas
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Orders of Protection Used Inappropriately:
As a divorce lawyer & has handled thousands of cases involving orders of protection. It is their experience that orders of protection can be necessary...
Written by attorney Bryan L. Salamone
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Important Issues in Illinois Divorce and Family Law
Orders of Protection in Illinois If you feel threatened or abused by your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, significant other, or even a family member or...
Written by attorney Donald Bruce Boyd Jr.
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