As Charlotte welcomes the 2017 PGA Championship to Quail Hollow, we started thinking about the links (pun intended) between golf and business. Golf and business have a long history and both require passion and tenacity to be successful in the long run.
This spring, a court in Italy ruled that a financially strapped chef can pay child support in the form of pizza in lieu of money. While this story might make us chuckle, anyone going through determination of child support knows it’s no laughing matter for the families involved. The more you know going into the courtroom, the better prepared you are to make sure the final determination of support will meet the needs of your children while also taking into consideration each party’s income. So, how is child support determined?
Starting down the path to divorce is almost never easy. In addition to the emotional turmoil, there are the practical concerns, perhaps the most primary of which is where each spouse will live. When children are involved, this concern becomes even more urgent as children can be emotionally invested in the family home or there is a need to make the children feel less impacted by the transition resulting from an anticipated separation.
This time of year, if you listen closely, you can almost hear the words “freedom” and “independence” ringing through the air. For many, these words represent hard work, perseverance, justice, the American dream. Sometimes that freedom comes in the form of changing careers, or venturing out to start your own business.
When Sodoma Law opened in 2008, my guiding vision was clear: to surround myself with tenacious, smart, compassionate legal professionals who really care about our clients like family. As we approach our 10th year together, we are…