Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Minnesota attorney Melissa Taylor discuss what you need to know about child custody evaluations.

Mr. Trout and Ms. Taylor describe the ins and outs of the process, including how guardians ad litem factor into the process, why showing that you are child-focused is essential in a custody evaluation, and getting ahead about anything your co-parent may say about you.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Texas Litigation Attorney Lauren Gilbert discuss the use of technology in divorce and child custody cases.

Whether it is as simple as protecting yourself through the changing of passwords, or using text messages and emails in family court as evidence, technology can be a resource through the process.

Mr. Trout and Ms. Gilbert talk about toll tags, location-based phone apps, and doorbell cameras and how they can be used to illustrate your ex’s whereabouts in family court. They also caution against the use of social media and how it can be used against you in court.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Nebraska Regional Managing Attorney Jerrad Ahrens discuss the benefits of using experts in family court. They highlight how a vocational expert can provide evidence of earning potential, as well as how this can play into the sum of spousal support.

Mr. Trout and Mr. Ahrens describe the impact that hiring a business valuator can have in a divorce case, when there is a business listed as a marital asset. They also talk about hiring a real estate appraiser to help determine the worth of any real estate marital assets, as well as hiring an expert to help determine the value of pensions and retirement accounts.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Florida Litigation Attorney Christina Wilford talk about the child support depository and how it is utilized in select states. Ms. Wilford describes the pros and cons of directly paying to the department of revenue, which houses the child support depository in select states. She also emphasizes the importance of always documenting any type of payment being made.

Mr. Trout and Ms. Wilford highlight the impact that taxes may have on the process, as well as what happens to those who ignore the claims of arrearage.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Texas Senior Lead Litigator Tomekia Lee-Chaney describe the role that juries and judges play in divorces.

With juries being a rarity dependent on the state in family court, Ms. Lee-Chaney describes the use of a jury trial in family court as a purposeful way of determining custody. She also talks about the number of jurors used in a family court case, as well as red flags an attorney may encounter and point out during the jury selection process.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and North Carolina Senior Litigation Attorney Danielle Webb discuss important legal documents that will need to be changed during or after the divorce process. These documents include estate planning documents, such as wills, trusts, and Powers of Attorney, that can affect your future moving forward.

Many going through the divorce experience forget to change these vital documents that can decide custody or allow someone to make decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated. Mr. Trout and Ms. Webb highlight their importance and why they should be a foremost part of your post-divorce plan.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and New York Senior Litigation Attorney Daniel Gvertz discuss what to do if you have left the marital home and what impact that may have on your divorce.

Mr. Trout and Mr. Gvertz highlight the familial and financial implications of leaving the marital home and how the family courts view the action. Moving out and leaving the marital home can cause family courts to order the payment of spousal and child support, and Mr. Gvertz and Mr. Trout caution against the action, unless absolutely necessary.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Florida Litigation Attorney Christina Diaz discussed how the housing market may affect a divorce.

Mr. Trout and Ms. Diaz navigated the complex housing market and how it comes into play in the division of assets. They also described how COVID-19, as well as regional housing markets can and have affected the value of a marital home.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Nebraska Litigation Attorney Christopher Johnson discuss the importance of informing your family law attorney any bad facts that may be used against you in a divorce or child custody case.

Mr. Trout and Mr. Johnson emphasize the vitality of transparency and how attorneys can use these facts, in order to help their clients, so long as they know about them ahead of time.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and a Cordell & Cordell divorce attorney navigate adultery and how that is handled, from the family court’s perspective during the divorce process.

They highlight how adultery, as well as the use of marital assets in conducting adultery are viewed by the family courts in the state of Iowa. They discuss discuss some of the challenges involved, including how to navigate shared children, how to navigate new significant others with criminal pasts, cohabitation of a spouse and their new significant other, and more.

Cordell & Cordell continues to produce monthly virtual town halls and frequent podcasts, answering your questions and addressing your concerns about how the virus is impacting family law.

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