by RonBPalmer | Jun 27, 2020 | ability to pay, child support enforcement, Civil Rights, contempt, enforcement defense
Today, I read yet another sad post from a father who lost a contempt hearing, on an “inability to pay” child-support hearing, because he didn’t challenge the judge’s actions properly. Judges have been so bad about failing to properly perform ability-to-pay...
by RonBPalmer | Jun 4, 2020 | Waiver of Rights
Many state court judges believe that you waive your rights when you enter a custody battle because they say you are asking the court to decide what you cannot decide together. This, of course, is total baloney, but you need to know how to fight it. What should you do?...
by RonBPalmer | Sep 16, 2019 | challenging a statute, child support
Montana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a law passed in 1997 was a violation of separation of powers and allowed Judge Buyske’s ruling to stand. Judge Buyske ruled the statute unconstitutional after the Executive branch had threatened to alter a child support...
by RonBPalmer | Aug 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
I just attended the TFRM expert panel discussion in Las Vegas and a question was asked, “What is the definition of best interest?” The general consensus is that it is an undefined term which it is, but that is not the most powerful answer for you. You need...
by RonBPalmer | May 2, 2019 | 50 50 custody, Attorneys, BAR association, Equal Shared Parenting, family law constitutional arguments, First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, fundamental parental rights, fundamental rights, Statutes
You hire an attorney and think you are protected. You went into the hearing thinking the attorney was going to convince the judge that there was no reason you couldn’t have equal time with your child, but instead the judge says that because you and the other...
