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July 2009
My spouse filed a motion in court. So what?
Submitted by Patrick Markey on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:49
This is my first blog post in what I hope to be many more dedicated to marriage and divorce law. As a full-time divorce attorney who does litigation, I receive many petitions and motions (also referred to as pleadings) in the mail and via fax from opposing parties and counsel. The most common pleadings I receive are to set child support, maintenance, a child visitation schedule and or modify the above. There are also petitions for interim and prospective attorney fees, to sell property like the marital residence, for exclusive possession of the residence, for a spouse to m