Seasoned Trial Lawyers in Oklahoma and Arkansas
Hollywood actress Halle Berry recently made the news about her decision to drop her lawyer and represent herself. Her ex is represented by a lawyer. Halle is making a mistake. As a practicing attorney, I have to acknowledge that I have an interest in saying that an...
Choosing a lawyer is an important decision. If you or a loved one are in a lawsuit, including a divorce or child custody case, or are charged with a crime, the choice of a lawyer is one of the most important decisions to be made for the situation. The most important...
We are frequently asked if one side may be required to pay the other side’s attorney fees incurred in a divorce. Divorce attorney fee awards are largely a function of: Disparity in income and resources, and Litigation behavior In a cautionary tale, Oklahoma’s...
We represent individuals from all walks of life. Sometimes our client is a person who at one point in their life suffered from addiction issues and went through a recovery process. Even when recovery was decades ago, divorce and family law litigation can be traumatic...
When I learned today, May 31, that Stephen Kolodny has passed away, I decided to write about my experience with Mr. Kolodny and his work and what it means for me. I attended the National Family Law Trial Institute in Houston, Texas, in 2014. The teaching at the...
At the end of 2019, a Florida man contacted us about a divorce. He'd just been served papers issued from an Oklahoma court. We looked over the papers and after only a few minutes of conversation, we had serious questions about Oklahoma jurisdiction. It seemed clear...
The most frustrating part of litigation, especially family law, is also the most difficult thing for attorneys to deal with and explain: how one party can behave unfairly and “get away with it,” even temporarily. Daily, we deal with opposing litigants who act outside...
Which attorney is best suited to handle your protective order case: a family law attorney or a criminal defense attorney? Issues in protective order cases cross over between criminal defense issues and family law issues. To request a protective order, the petitioner...
If you and your spouse are contemplating divorce, or if you have a custody order that needs to be modified, one consideration is who should file first. Divorce petition filing fees now exceed $200, and only the first to file, the petitioner, has to pay the filing fee....
Divorce trial courts need the discretion to make modification or termination of spousal support alimony effective as of the date that the motion to modify or terminate the alimony was filed. Presently, appellate courts interpret Okla. Stat. tit. 43 § 134(D) to mean...