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As a Boise Divorce Attorney I often get calls concerning child support. There are many issues surrounding child support. They can be pursuant to a divorce or a custody proceeding or any other variety of scenarios. A frequent situation that I am involved in regard to Medicaid or other state assistance.
When a parent is receiving state funds or insurance through TAFI, or aid to needy families, there are certain rules that apply to child support. If you are receiving aid you are required to assign your right to child support payments to the state. Any monies you are owed pursuant to a divorce, custody or paternity order must be paid to the state in exchange for the support they are providing you in relation to TAFI.
This is an important point because as a Boise Divorce Attorney I often hear disparaging comments from people insinuating that a party is receiving child support from them and Medicaid or food stamps or the like. This simply is not the case.
If you need to speak to a Boise Divorce Attorney or an Idaho Family Law Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383. You can also visit our website and fill out the quick contact form and one of our attorneys will get right back to you. There you can tell our lawyers how you would like them to contact you.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Boise Divorce Attorney - Boise Family Law Lawyers - Boise Custody Attorneys Lawyer - Community Property
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For Boise Divorce Attorneys, community property is a way of life. If you practice as a Boise Divorce Attorney you are intricately familiar with the Idaho Code sections involving domestic relations.
As a Boise Divorce Attorney I often get phones calls from people in the middle of a marital dispute. Sometimes they have criminal law issues such as domestic violence but sometimes the criminal law issues actually require the help of a Boise Criminal Lawyer. When community property is destroyed by one party or the other, a criminal action may be filed. The destruction of community property falls under the Idaho Code regulating malicious injury to property and trespass. Boise Criminal Lawyers often see this statute in the context of a divorce situation.
Malicious destruction of community property carries the same criminal penalty as when the crime involves property outside a marriage and divorce context. It is divided into either a misdemeanor or a felony crime and is dependent upon the value of the property.
If you have a divorce issue or a criminal law issue and you need to speak to a Boise Divorce Attorney or a Boise Criminal Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383.
For Boise Divorce Attorneys, community property is a way of life. If you practice as a Boise Divorce Attorney you are intricately familiar with the Idaho Code sections involving domestic relations.
As a Boise Divorce Attorney I often get phones calls from people in the middle of a marital dispute. Sometimes they have criminal law issues such as domestic violence but sometimes the criminal law issues actually require the help of a Boise Criminal Lawyer. When community property is destroyed by one party or the other, a criminal action may be filed. The destruction of community property falls under the Idaho Code regulating malicious injury to property and trespass. Boise Criminal Lawyers often see this statute in the context of a divorce situation.
Malicious destruction of community property carries the same criminal penalty as when the crime involves property outside a marriage and divorce context. It is divided into either a misdemeanor or a felony crime and is dependent upon the value of the property.
If you have a divorce issue or a criminal law issue and you need to speak to a Boise Divorce Attorney or a Boise Criminal Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Boise Divorce Attorney - Boise Family Law Lawyers - Boise Custody Attorney - Out of State Custody Issues
Boise Divorce Attorney, Boise Family Law Lawyers, Boise Custody Attorney, call (208) 472-2383 free consultation, divorce, custody, modification, visitation, child support, adoption, termination, domestic violence, all family law issues.
Custody issues are routinely litigated in Idaho Courts, but when can you bring a custody issue in an Idaho Court? This is a regular question heard by Boise Divorce Attorneys. You can file for divorce in Idaho after you have resided here for six weeks. Custody, however, is a different issue. You cannot file for custody in Idaho unless the child has resided here for 6 months.
As a Boise Divorce Attorney I often see cases where the parties have lived in a different jurisdiction, they decide to divorce and one party or the other moves to Idaho. They often don't file for divorce until they come to Idaho. So what happens when they move here and want to divorce and have their custody issues heard? They can file for divorce, but they cannot have an Idaho Court hear their custody issues for 6 months. In a sense, this is a bifurcated action.
As a Boise Divorce Attorney, I regularly see people who have left one jurisdiction or the other without the consent of the other parent. So, what happens then? Can the other parent can file for custody, and for divorce in the state where they reside? There is something known as the Uniform Child Custody Act which allows an Idaho Court to throw the custody issues back to the child's home state. But the act also does allow an Idaho Court to exercise jurisdiction if there is an imminent danger to the child. Boise Divorce Lawyers often see this when one parent won't allow another parent to exercise visitation across state lines. Another issue where Boise Divorce Lawyers see the Uniform Child Custody Act in action is when one parent moves to another state with the child without the other parent's permission.
So what happens when one parent moves to Idaho with a child and the other parent has never set foot in Idaho? Does Idaho have jurisdiction over the child? If the parent not residing in Idaho does nothing for 6 months then Idaho can exercise jurisdiction. But, as a Boise Divorce Attorney I would not suggest that you do nothing. There are special rules about jurisdiction and if you have never been to Idaho you will want a Boise Divorce Attorney to file a special appearance for you so that Idaho cannot exercise jurisdiction over you. An analogy for this might be if you committed a crime in state x, you could not be tried in Idaho for that crime because you do not have any contact in Idaho. Any Boise Criminal Lawyer would never allow you to submit yourself to Idaho jurisdiction. Likewise, if you have never been to Idaho, an Idaho Court will not here your custody issue, unless your child has been here for 6 months. So if you don't live in Idaho but a custody action is filed here before the child lives here for 6 months, a Boise Divorce Lawyer will go to court for you to tell the Idaho Court that it does not have control over you. The odd thing is that if you, yourself come to Idaho, then Idaho can exercise jurisdiction over you. Boise Divorce Attorneys facing this issue will inform the court that they do not have jurisdiction over you or the child and therefore the custody issue cannot be heard in Idaho, unless of course there is imminent harm to the child. Just like Boise Criminal Lawyers, Boise Divorce Lawyers want to make certain that you do not subject yourself to jurisdiction when no control is warranted by an Idaho Court.
If you have a custody issue in Idaho or are seeking a divorce in Idaho and you need to speak to a Boise Family Law Lawyer, please call, (208) 472-2383 or visit our website. Here you will find a quick contact form. If you fill it out one of our Boise Divorce Lawyers or Boise Family Law Lawyers will contact you immediately.
Custody issues are routinely litigated in Idaho Courts, but when can you bring a custody issue in an Idaho Court? This is a regular question heard by Boise Divorce Attorneys. You can file for divorce in Idaho after you have resided here for six weeks. Custody, however, is a different issue. You cannot file for custody in Idaho unless the child has resided here for 6 months.
As a Boise Divorce Attorney I often see cases where the parties have lived in a different jurisdiction, they decide to divorce and one party or the other moves to Idaho. They often don't file for divorce until they come to Idaho. So what happens when they move here and want to divorce and have their custody issues heard? They can file for divorce, but they cannot have an Idaho Court hear their custody issues for 6 months. In a sense, this is a bifurcated action.
As a Boise Divorce Attorney, I regularly see people who have left one jurisdiction or the other without the consent of the other parent. So, what happens then? Can the other parent can file for custody, and for divorce in the state where they reside? There is something known as the Uniform Child Custody Act which allows an Idaho Court to throw the custody issues back to the child's home state. But the act also does allow an Idaho Court to exercise jurisdiction if there is an imminent danger to the child. Boise Divorce Lawyers often see this when one parent won't allow another parent to exercise visitation across state lines. Another issue where Boise Divorce Lawyers see the Uniform Child Custody Act in action is when one parent moves to another state with the child without the other parent's permission.
So what happens when one parent moves to Idaho with a child and the other parent has never set foot in Idaho? Does Idaho have jurisdiction over the child? If the parent not residing in Idaho does nothing for 6 months then Idaho can exercise jurisdiction. But, as a Boise Divorce Attorney I would not suggest that you do nothing. There are special rules about jurisdiction and if you have never been to Idaho you will want a Boise Divorce Attorney to file a special appearance for you so that Idaho cannot exercise jurisdiction over you. An analogy for this might be if you committed a crime in state x, you could not be tried in Idaho for that crime because you do not have any contact in Idaho. Any Boise Criminal Lawyer would never allow you to submit yourself to Idaho jurisdiction. Likewise, if you have never been to Idaho, an Idaho Court will not here your custody issue, unless your child has been here for 6 months. So if you don't live in Idaho but a custody action is filed here before the child lives here for 6 months, a Boise Divorce Lawyer will go to court for you to tell the Idaho Court that it does not have control over you. The odd thing is that if you, yourself come to Idaho, then Idaho can exercise jurisdiction over you. Boise Divorce Attorneys facing this issue will inform the court that they do not have jurisdiction over you or the child and therefore the custody issue cannot be heard in Idaho, unless of course there is imminent harm to the child. Just like Boise Criminal Lawyers, Boise Divorce Lawyers want to make certain that you do not subject yourself to jurisdiction when no control is warranted by an Idaho Court.
If you have a custody issue in Idaho or are seeking a divorce in Idaho and you need to speak to a Boise Family Law Lawyer, please call, (208) 472-2383 or visit our website. Here you will find a quick contact form. If you fill it out one of our Boise Divorce Lawyers or Boise Family Law Lawyers will contact you immediately.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Boise Divorce Attorney - Custody Lawyers - Family Law Attorneys - Name Change in Idaho
Boise Divorce Attorney, Boise Custody Lawyers, Boise Family Law Attorneys in Idaho, call (208) 472-2383, free consultation or visit www.lawboiseid.com, divorce, custody, support, all family law matters.
Boise Family Law Attorneys frequently get the question of, "how do I change my name in Idaho" or "can I change my name in Idaho"? There are many instances where you might want to change your name. For example, you might consult a Boise Divorce Attorney about a name change if your divorce decree did not order your name be changed and you decide that you would like to have your maiden name back. Another situation where a name change would be in order would be in an adoption situation. In the original adoption you can request that the child's name be changed but if it was omitted for some reason, a Boise Family Law Lawyer can file a separate petition for name change. Still another reason you might seek a name change would be in a custody situation. If one parent is ordered sole legal custody, for example, that parent may want to discuss the possibility of a name change with a Boise Custody Attorney. A final example of a name change that doesn't involve divorce, custody or adoption, is personal preference. Boise Family Law Lawyers sometimes hear that people simply don't like their names, and they can help you to change your name legally.
Boise Divorce Attorneys regularly request that a party's name be changed back to their maiden name pursuant to a divorce decree. Boise Custody Lawyers also regularly request that a child's name be changed when sole custody is ordered. Likewise, Boise Family Law Lawyers regularly request that a child's name be changed pursuant to an adoption. What then do you do if this request is not made, or you simply want to change your name?
Name change is a fairly simple process. Idaho Code Title 7 Chapter 8 deals with a name change in Idaho. You must file a petition in the county where you reside. In addition, the petition must state your current name, proposed name change, reason for changing it, your place of birth and where you reside. Once your petition is filed you must run a notice in your local paper for 4 consecutive weeks. After that time has run you can have a hearing for your name change.
The four weeks gives parties who might object to your name change a chance to hire an attorney and contest the name change.
If you need to speak to a Boise Family Law Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383 or visit one of our websites. www.lawboiseid.com or www.divorceboiseid.com. Here you will find helpful information about family law, divorce, adoption and custody in Idaho. You will also find a quick contact form. You can fill out the form and one of our Boise Divorce Attorneys or Boise Family Law Lawyers will get back to you immediately.
Boise Family Law Attorneys frequently get the question of, "how do I change my name in Idaho" or "can I change my name in Idaho"? There are many instances where you might want to change your name. For example, you might consult a Boise Divorce Attorney about a name change if your divorce decree did not order your name be changed and you decide that you would like to have your maiden name back. Another situation where a name change would be in order would be in an adoption situation. In the original adoption you can request that the child's name be changed but if it was omitted for some reason, a Boise Family Law Lawyer can file a separate petition for name change. Still another reason you might seek a name change would be in a custody situation. If one parent is ordered sole legal custody, for example, that parent may want to discuss the possibility of a name change with a Boise Custody Attorney. A final example of a name change that doesn't involve divorce, custody or adoption, is personal preference. Boise Family Law Lawyers sometimes hear that people simply don't like their names, and they can help you to change your name legally.
Boise Divorce Attorneys regularly request that a party's name be changed back to their maiden name pursuant to a divorce decree. Boise Custody Lawyers also regularly request that a child's name be changed when sole custody is ordered. Likewise, Boise Family Law Lawyers regularly request that a child's name be changed pursuant to an adoption. What then do you do if this request is not made, or you simply want to change your name?
Name change is a fairly simple process. Idaho Code Title 7 Chapter 8 deals with a name change in Idaho. You must file a petition in the county where you reside. In addition, the petition must state your current name, proposed name change, reason for changing it, your place of birth and where you reside. Once your petition is filed you must run a notice in your local paper for 4 consecutive weeks. After that time has run you can have a hearing for your name change.
The four weeks gives parties who might object to your name change a chance to hire an attorney and contest the name change.
If you need to speak to a Boise Family Law Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383 or visit one of our websites. www.lawboiseid.com or www.divorceboiseid.com. Here you will find helpful information about family law, divorce, adoption and custody in Idaho. You will also find a quick contact form. You can fill out the form and one of our Boise Divorce Attorneys or Boise Family Law Lawyers will get back to you immediately.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Boise Divorce Attorneys - Idaho Lawyers - Divorce, Military Divorce, Deployment and the $8000 Tax Credit
Boise Divorce Attorneys - Idaho Lawyers, Divorce, Custody, Military Divorce, Child Support, Visitation, Modification, call (208) 472-2383 for your free consultation.
What happens when you and your spouse purchased a home with the help of stimulus money for first time home owners and you get a divorce and must sell the home before the three year ownership rule kicks in? What happens if you are in the military and are deployed before the three years and you have to sell your home? What happens if you are in the military, you are deployed and you get a divorce and must sell the home before the three year time requirement?
These are common questions for Boise Divorce Attorneys. The law which governs this is set forth by the IRS and set forth in form 5405.
In general, if you get a divorce before the three year payback threshold, you must payback the $8,000 credit. The payback amount, however, is limited to the amount of the gain, if the home is sold to someone not related to you. You must include the amount of the credit to be paid back, generally the entire $8,000 unless the gain from the home sale is less than that, as an additional tax on your tax return. For Boise Divorce Lawyers, this is an easy answer.
If you are in the military and you are deployed, you are exempt from paying back the tax credit if the home is sold before the three year payback threshold. For Idaho Lawyers, this is an easy question.
Here is the tricky question for Boise Divorce Attorneys - What if you purchase the home and you are deployed and you get a divorce before the three year payback threshold? Then what?
According to the IRS and Part III, line 12 of IRS Form 5405, if the home is sold in connection with Government orders for qualified official extended duty service you are not required to pay back the credit. Qualified official extended duty service means serving at a duty station at least 50 miles from your home or living in Government quarters upon Government orders. You are on extended duty when you are deployed for active duty for more than 90 days and for an indefinite time period.
So what happens when you have two triggering events; deployment and divorce? As a Boise Divorce Attorney I think the answer lies in the chain of events. Did you get orders for deployment and were prepared to put the home on the market and then decided to divorce? Did you get orders for deployment but were already in the process of divorce? Did you file for divorce and were subsequently deployed? Basically, what was the actual reason for the sale of the home? Divorce or deployment?
What happens then if the time line shows that the actual reason for the sale of the home was divorce? If the home is sold, pursuant to the divorce decree, the credit is to be repaid by both parties in equal amounts. If the home is transferred to an ex-spouse pursuant to a divorce settlement, the responsibility of repayment of the total credit shifts to the spouse receiving the home if they sell it before the three year period.
One further complication for divorce lawyers and divorce clients - what happens if the divorce occurs before the three year period and as part of the divorce settlement the home is to be sold but the home does not actually sell until after the three year period expires? Repayment of the entire credit does not kick in until the actual date of the sale. So, if the sale does not happen until the three year period expires, no repayment is required.
Another further complication for attorneys and client alike, we are after all dealing with the IRS, is payback in general. There are actually two different types of payback and two different requirements depending upon when the home was purchased. If you purchased a home in 2008 and you hold onto the home for the long term you must begin repaying the credit with your 2010 taxes over the next 15 years. If, however, you purchased your home after 2008 and you do not sell it you don't have to repay the credit. Even if you sell the home purchased after 2008 before the three year threshold, you may not have to pay the credit back if you acquire a new home within 2 years and you live in that home for the remainder of the original 36 month period. And of course, because it is the IRS, there are all sorts of exceptions and limitations depending upon other triggering event (condemnation, foreclosure etc.). How can a tax attorney keep all this straight?
If you need to speak with a Boise Divorce Attorney or you have questions about divorce, military divorce or other family law issues, please call (208) 472-2383.
What happens when you and your spouse purchased a home with the help of stimulus money for first time home owners and you get a divorce and must sell the home before the three year ownership rule kicks in? What happens if you are in the military and are deployed before the three years and you have to sell your home? What happens if you are in the military, you are deployed and you get a divorce and must sell the home before the three year time requirement?
These are common questions for Boise Divorce Attorneys. The law which governs this is set forth by the IRS and set forth in form 5405.
In general, if you get a divorce before the three year payback threshold, you must payback the $8,000 credit. The payback amount, however, is limited to the amount of the gain, if the home is sold to someone not related to you. You must include the amount of the credit to be paid back, generally the entire $8,000 unless the gain from the home sale is less than that, as an additional tax on your tax return. For Boise Divorce Lawyers, this is an easy answer.
If you are in the military and you are deployed, you are exempt from paying back the tax credit if the home is sold before the three year payback threshold. For Idaho Lawyers, this is an easy question.
Here is the tricky question for Boise Divorce Attorneys - What if you purchase the home and you are deployed and you get a divorce before the three year payback threshold? Then what?
According to the IRS and Part III, line 12 of IRS Form 5405, if the home is sold in connection with Government orders for qualified official extended duty service you are not required to pay back the credit. Qualified official extended duty service means serving at a duty station at least 50 miles from your home or living in Government quarters upon Government orders. You are on extended duty when you are deployed for active duty for more than 90 days and for an indefinite time period.
So what happens when you have two triggering events; deployment and divorce? As a Boise Divorce Attorney I think the answer lies in the chain of events. Did you get orders for deployment and were prepared to put the home on the market and then decided to divorce? Did you get orders for deployment but were already in the process of divorce? Did you file for divorce and were subsequently deployed? Basically, what was the actual reason for the sale of the home? Divorce or deployment?
What happens then if the time line shows that the actual reason for the sale of the home was divorce? If the home is sold, pursuant to the divorce decree, the credit is to be repaid by both parties in equal amounts. If the home is transferred to an ex-spouse pursuant to a divorce settlement, the responsibility of repayment of the total credit shifts to the spouse receiving the home if they sell it before the three year period.
One further complication for divorce lawyers and divorce clients - what happens if the divorce occurs before the three year period and as part of the divorce settlement the home is to be sold but the home does not actually sell until after the three year period expires? Repayment of the entire credit does not kick in until the actual date of the sale. So, if the sale does not happen until the three year period expires, no repayment is required.
Another further complication for attorneys and client alike, we are after all dealing with the IRS, is payback in general. There are actually two different types of payback and two different requirements depending upon when the home was purchased. If you purchased a home in 2008 and you hold onto the home for the long term you must begin repaying the credit with your 2010 taxes over the next 15 years. If, however, you purchased your home after 2008 and you do not sell it you don't have to repay the credit. Even if you sell the home purchased after 2008 before the three year threshold, you may not have to pay the credit back if you acquire a new home within 2 years and you live in that home for the remainder of the original 36 month period. And of course, because it is the IRS, there are all sorts of exceptions and limitations depending upon other triggering event (condemnation, foreclosure etc.). How can a tax attorney keep all this straight?
If you need to speak with a Boise Divorce Attorney or you have questions about divorce, military divorce or other family law issues, please call (208) 472-2383.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Boise Divorce Attorney Discusses Child Custody in Ada v Canyon County
As a Boise Divorce Attorney I have seen the law concerning child custody change over the years and in various venues.
It used to be that in Boise and Ada County judges would use home studies to determine child custody issues. The fitness of the respective parties was determined by the use of this tool. The divorce lawyers would get together and choose one of a handful of psychologists who would then put the parties through a series of tests and questions and then make a recommendation as to who should have primary physical child custody and what type of visitation should be allowed.
I have been a Boise Divorce Attorney for 17 years and I can't tell you how that process often made me cringe. You just never really knew what the result would be. Well, in Ada County the judges have decided that that method of determination isn't exactly full-proof and have opted to make child custody determinations differently.
Child custody issues in Canyon County, however, are still highly influenced by the use of home studies. The judges there still believe that these tools are a useful and effective way to determine who should have primary physical custody.
Some of the tests that these psychologists use in influencing judicial decisions concerning child custody issues are personality and IQ tests. They also look at the home and relationships of the parents who are in the middle of divorce. These evaluations are really not hugely different from the criteria that divorce judges in Ada County use to determine child custody. The benefit of the home study is that there is a trained individual who evaluates relevant issues through actually investigation rather than relying on a judge to wade through the evidence provided through the divorce clients or their attorneys.
For more information concerning and child custody in Boise and the surrounding areas visit lawboiseid.com and Kershisnik Law's new growing website, divorceboiseid.com dedicated to divorce, child custody and other family law issues in Idaho
It used to be that in Boise and Ada County judges would use home studies to determine child custody issues. The fitness of the respective parties was determined by the use of this tool. The divorce lawyers would get together and choose one of a handful of psychologists who would then put the parties through a series of tests and questions and then make a recommendation as to who should have primary physical child custody and what type of visitation should be allowed.
I have been a Boise Divorce Attorney for 17 years and I can't tell you how that process often made me cringe. You just never really knew what the result would be. Well, in Ada County the judges have decided that that method of determination isn't exactly full-proof and have opted to make child custody determinations differently.
Child custody issues in Canyon County, however, are still highly influenced by the use of home studies. The judges there still believe that these tools are a useful and effective way to determine who should have primary physical custody.
Some of the tests that these psychologists use in influencing judicial decisions concerning child custody issues are personality and IQ tests. They also look at the home and relationships of the parents who are in the middle of divorce. These evaluations are really not hugely different from the criteria that divorce judges in Ada County use to determine child custody. The benefit of the home study is that there is a trained individual who evaluates relevant issues through actually investigation rather than relying on a judge to wade through the evidence provided through the divorce clients or their attorneys.
For more information concerning and child custody in Boise and the surrounding areas visit lawboiseid.com and Kershisnik Law's new growing website, divorceboiseid.com dedicated to divorce, child custody and other family law issues in Idaho
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