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Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLA)
The FMLA has been amended, temporarily, and expanded to require covered employers to provide leave for a “qualifying need related to a public health emergency.” The provisions of the FMLA that have been in effect since 1993 still apply to employers who employ 50 or more employees for employees who require…
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The Who, What and Why of a Parenting Coordinator
What Is a Parenting Coordinator? Often, the parents we see in our office are unable to work things out with one another on their own. After all, that is likely part of the reason why they’ve reached out for help. However, sometimes we have clients that are in extremely high-conflict…
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Alimony and Divorce in Alaska
Alimony: A payment or payments that a family court may order one spouse to pay to the other spouse in a separation or divorce. The purpose of alimony is to avoid one party suffering unfair and disproportionate economic consequences in the separation or divorce. In most cases, the person paying…
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (No, Not Those Ten Commandments) for Parents During and After Divorce
Have you ever heard someone say: “I wish there were an instruction manual for parents?” I know I said it. Being a parent is both the most rewarding and the most terrifying experience a human being can live through. And no matter how many books or articles you read or…
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Books to Help Young Children Understand Divorce
There are a number of books on the market to help explain divorce to children ages 3-8 years. These books can be helpful in opening discussions with your children about the feelings they are experiencing during a divorce. These books may also help reassure your children that even though their parents are divorcing, it…
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Hiring a Divorce Attorney? Do Your Due Diligence.
When hiring an attorney to represent you in a divorce, make sure you do your due diligence. Get recommendations from people you trust and try to talk to others who have hired that lawyer to find out what their experience was like. Attorneys, whether good or not, generally charge about…
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The “Miranda” Warnings for Parents Going Through Divorce
1. Anything you say can and will be used against you. Recognize that every single thing you post to social media, as well as everything you text or email to your spouse, and potentially to mutual friends or family members, can become evidence and be used against you…
