Scott, Quinlan, Willard, Barnes & Keeshan, L.L.C.

Family Law News Letter

It is very difficult for children to be witnesses in a trial. In order to determine if a chid should testify in a trial, the attorney should considder numerous factors. More....

Raising Grandshildren

In this day an age there are a lot of grandparents raising their grandchildren for numerous ddifferent reasons. Sometimes the grandparent may seek custody of their grandchild due to the parents' incapacity to raise the grandchild. Other times the grandparent may have no choice but to raise the grandchild due to the situation at hand. More...

Child Support Recovery Act

The Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 (CSRA), makes the willful failure to pay a past due support obligation iwth respect to a child residing in another state a federal misdemeanor offense. In order to establish willfulness, the United States Attorney's Office must prove that the noncustodial parent knew about the obligation, was financially able to meet it at the time it was due, and intentionally did not pay it. More...

Uniform Divorce Recognition Act

The Uniform Divorce Recognition Act has been adopted by seven states: California, Nebraska, New hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. The Act applies only to those seven states. The Act does not apply to any other states. More...

Taxation of Alimony or Separate Maintenance Payments

Alimony or separate maintenance payments that are made by an obligor spouse to an obligee spouse or to a third party on behalf of the obligee are deductible from the obligor's income provided the payjments are made pursuant to a written agreement that was executed after 1984 and subject to certain conditions. More...