Getting Your Money to Work for Your Future. For the sake of discussion, this article will assume that you have cleared all (or the overwhelming majority of) your debts and have finished establishing your emergency fund. Also,...
Author: O'Connor Family Law
Aunts, uncles, and grandparents commonly speak with our family attorneys to discuss how they can receive legal visitation rights with their nieces, nephews, and grandkids. It is essential to understand that parents...
Just Trying to Figure Out How to Be Apart. In December of 1992, Joe George was working as a technician at the Naval Base on Whidbey Island, just off the coast of Lynnwood, north of Seattle. His job was to sit at a terminal...
Stop Throwing Out Your Scraps! Make Soup Instead! One of the goals of this feature is to make sure that we cut down on our waste and save some money. In pursuit of that goal, it is essential that we give you a simple broth...
Winter Is Coming. November rolls in, daylight savings is around the corner, and it’s time to make sure that your home is ready for winter. This month, we have the big winter checklist to prepare your home for the cold...
Look Here, You Little S#!%. “That’s a nice custody agreement you have there. Sure would be a shame if something happened to it,” implied the 13 year old that stares across the kitchen table after a rather difficult...
Getting Out of Debt, for Good. This is part two of our series on building some financial security for the future. If you haven’t read part one yet, you can check it out here, or sign up for our newsletter and get the...
When parents decide to end their relationship or marriage, the goal should always be to co-parent so that the children are able to retain a great relationship with both of their parents. However, in some cases, this becomes...
Tips to Make Cooking More Efficient. Processed foods have a terrible reputation these days, and in some cases deservedly so. There are a lot of processed foods that have terrible nutritional balances – tons of sodium, added...
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) plays an essential role in protecting children from harm. However, many parents find themselves on the wrong side of these investigations when they have been falsely accused of...