When you are considering settlement in a family law case, you need to think about different kinds of costs: the cost of trial and the future cost and consequences of a settlement that is less than ideal.

Day-to-day conversations are called "out-of-court statements," and many of those statements fit the definition of hearsay.

There are several concepts that are important for every potential witness to understand in order to have a level of comfort with giving testimony. There are many factors that can impact your credibility.

There are several concepts that are important for every potential witness to understand in order to have a level of comfort with giving testimony. There are many factors that can impact your credibility.

All legal disputes are ultimately about facts. For any fact that is important to a case, there is more value establishing that fact through the opposing party than proving that same exact fact through you, the client.

In contested, high conflict cases involving children, sometimes professionals are designated to work with the parents and children.

Lawsuits, including divorces, involve a clash of different perspectives and different sets of goals. Each side is able to obtain information from the other side and from third parties. This is called the discovery process.

A deposition is where lawyers question someone who has been sworn under oath. If you are involved in any kind of civil lawsuit, including a family law case, you may be deposed and your witnesses may be deposed.