Over the years, I’ve represented clients in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Washington, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and the list goes on. All of these clients had several things in common. They all had cases in my jurisdiction and needed representation, and I never met any of them face-to-face. With the exception of one client,…
Category Archives: Current Events
Warning Signs of Domestic Violence
Earlier this week, a woman in Johnston County and her 14 year old son were shot and killed by her estranged husband, who then shot and killed himself. Ironically, according to the story from the Raleigh News & Observer, Devinee House was at the final stages of completing her divorce the night the shooting occurred. …
Amnesty for Child Support?
Tomorrow in Asheville, North Carolina, the child support enforcement office is holding an amnesty day for those individuals who have outstanding warrants for their arrest for non-payment of child support, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports. People who have outstanding warrants are encouraged to come to the child support office to make payments without fear of being…
But I don’t want to be a Daddy…
Apparently, there is a movement going on to push forward legislation that would allow men who tell their girlfriends, ahead of time, that they don’t want to be a Daddy to “financially abort” themselves from any responsibility for the child if the girlfriend gets pregnant. At first I didn’t really believe the title of the…
New Facebook Business Page
If you prefer using Facebook, today I launched a new business page. The Hart Law Firm, P.A. Promote Your Page Too I’m still trying adding to this page so that I can make it useful to the general public. Enjoy.
Is Divorce Contagious?
If you get divorced, does that mean that someone else in your social network is likely to split from their spouse? Not only did Al and Tipper Gore call it quits recently, but their eldest daughter, Karenna Gore Schiff, announced Wednesday that she is separating from her husband after 13 years of marriage and her…
Why I am better than LegalZoom
Earlier this week, I had a client ask me about using Legalzoom to prepare their divorce documents and separation agreement. In my opinion, if you use Legalzoom you are getting what you pay for – and that is not much. I just came across this post which discussed the downside of using Legalzoom, or any…
Al Gore and Tipper to Separate after 40 years
This week Al and Tipper Gore made a shocking announcement – they were splitting up after 40 years of marriage. This is particularly shocking because of the length of the marriage. According to this article on CNN.com, most couples seek a divorce during the first two years of marriage when the “honeymoon period” ends, at…
Yelling at your Spouse? If you live in France, you may want to think again!
Within the next six months, married as well as co-habitating couples, both men and women, could face a fine, restraining order, or even jail time if they throw insults at their partner. Under this law, France will become the first country in the world to outlaw psychological violence in a marriage. The complete story can…
Phone interruptions will cause legal work to suffer
Do you ever get upset that your attorney doesn’t take your calls right away? This could be a good thing. Last night I was updating the “About Us” page of my website, and at the bottom of the page I wrote the following: A word about the telephone – I strive to give all my…