Louisiana Recent Legal Answers from Lawyers

You need to get a lawyer asap. You are entitled to a portion of the assets acquired during the marriage as well as taking responsibility for a portion of the liabilities. This includes the house, retirement, investments, etc. You will have to get a job unless your share of the assets will sustain you for the rest of your life. What he offers is not the determining factor, it is only an offer. You don't say how old the children are, but I don't know what you mean by keep the children. If they are under 18 you will need a parenting plan that provides time with each parent. Child support also needs to be determined if the kids are minors.... Read More

The police have nothing to do with this. You need to establish your legal paternity since you are not married to the mother. Once you do this, you can file an objection to her relocation. Otherwise, even though you are biologically their father, you have no right to the children, until you have been made the legal father.... Read More

In Louisiana, a client has a right to a copy of everything in their file. Make a request in writing. If you don't get a response within two weeks (which should be a reasonable timeframe), you should call or write the Office of Disciplinary Counsel in Baton Rouge (www.ladc.org) and ask for their help. Good luck.... Read More

Do you have any contract which limits your employer's right to terminate you?  This can be found in your own contract, a union contract, or sometimes an employee handbook.  Do you believe that you are being discriminated against for a statutorily prohibited reason (i.e. race, gender, religion, etc.?)  If not,  your employer can fire you at any time for any reason, including refusing to accept a pay cut.... Read More

No, the quickest is 4 months from start to finish for a divorce in Wisconsin. The six month rule is that you cannot remarry anywhere in the world for six months from the divorce *judgment* date. So if you were planning to be divorced to remarry in the future, the minimum time frame is 10 months total, and that is in a perfect world. The divorce may take longer than 4 months depending on the court's schedule, and whether you and your spouse agree on all items or not, and if you have all of your paperwork in order.... Read More