Divorce is a challenging process even when both spouses are cooperative. When spousal abuse is part of the relationship, it brings a different intensity to the proceedings. In New Hampshire, a history of abuse may be grounds for a fault-based divorce. Fault or...
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Understanding parental alienation claims
A child might not have a positive relationship with one parent, and the affected parent may blame the other parent. However, a case review might reveal that the child withdraws from the parent due to the adult's behavior. A parent who remains blind to their unloving...
3 classic types of domestic abuse
Domestic abuse leads to the breakdown of many marriages in New Hampshire. However, domestic abuse doesn’t always stop as soon as the divorce paperwork is finalized. Abuse can occur before, during and after a divorce. Here are three classic types of domestic abuse: #1:...
How domestic violence impacts child custody
Some divorces in New Hampshire involve domestic violence allegations, and violent incidents may be the reason in many of these cases. When children are involved in a divorce where domestic violence is an issue, child custody decisions are very complicated. Divorcing...
How to navigate divorce in domestic violence cases
Divorce can be hard for any New Hampshire couple, but it’s unimaginably hard and sometimes deadly when there’s domestic violence involved. An abused partner seeking to leave their marriage has to think about their safety, as an abusive partner finding out about...
How domestic violence impacts child custody cases
Under New Hampshire law, domestic violence incidents can massively impact child custody cases. When deciding whether or not someone’s behavior qualifies as domestic abuse, the courts consider several factors, and children’s safety is always prioritized. Children’s...
Coercive control in a domestic violence matter
No relationship is perfect; however, relationships should be free of certain things, such as abuse and mistreatment. Unfortunately, these negative events can enter a relationship or marriage in New Hampshire and elsewhere, often sparking a divorce. While it may be the...
How do lawyers help in domestic violence cases?
Both the accused and the accuser can benefit from seeking legal advice in a case involving accusations of domestic violence. The law treats domestic violence differently in some ways than it treats other accusations of crimes. While most criminal law is based on the...
Pandemic and Divorce: Part II
In our previous post, we began a discussion about the connection between Covid-19 quarantining and a predicted rise in divorce rates associated with it. Many sociologists and family law attorneys believe (and have started to see) that more unhappy couples are seeking...
Pandemic and Divorce: Part I
The Covid-19 pandemic has been more than a little stressful for the entire country (and most of the world, for that matter). It caused us all to spend weeks or months indoors, to avoid seeing others or spending time out of the house, and to live in persistent fear of...