The attorney at Law Office of Meghan A. Bodie is passionate about resolving family law issues efficiently and ethically.
The attorneys at Smith, Lehberger & Bodie are passionate about resolving family law issues efficiently and ethically.
While most people think of estate planning as something that only older people do, you shouldn't delay this process because death can befall any of us at any time. Probate judges distribute your estate as per intestate succession laws unless there's a will that...
When you and your spouse first visited the Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg, you knew you would return many times. Buying a vacation home allowed you to achieve that dream. Now that your marriage is heading for an inevitable divorce, you may wonder about the future of...
When you decide to adopt a child, one of the things you’ll need to decide on is the type of adoption you’re going to go through. The two kinds are open or closed adoptions. Open adoptions allow you to choose a child and also interact with their family members. Closed...
One of the biggest challenges for divorcing parents is deciding how to create rules when your kids spend time in two different households. You may have read that children need continuity in their life. You might think you and your ex need to agree on one set of rules...
“Divorce day,” or the first working Monday of January, sees an annual surge of unhappily married couples heading their separate ways -- and winding up at family law attorneys’ offices. Why is January a big time for divorces? There’s no one reason behind the social...
Splitting up can be hard on anyone. You and your ex may have some bitter feelings toward one another. You shouldn't let that motivate you to plant false seeds of abuse in your child's head. You also shouldn't let it affect how you speak about your child's other parent...
If you’re getting divorced and your ex is threatening to seek sole custody of the children, you know the case could get contentious. At the same time, you may know that you don’t even want sole custody rights. You want to share joint rights with your spouse. Isn’t...
Emotions often run high at the holidays, which can make coparenting challenges feel like a roadblock. Prevent conflict with your child's other parent by planning ahead for the holiday season. Thinking through these factors can help the custody schedule run smoothly...
Creating a new estate plan or altering one that you already have is never easy. In fact, depending on the circumstances, it can be downright scary and intimidating. Just because you’re scared doesn’t mean you can put estate planning on the back burner and hope for the...
You do not have any children, but you and your spouse have always thought of your dog as part of the family. The dog is not just a pet; it’s more like a child in its own right. Now you’re getting divorced, and you’ve realized how complicated it can get. You don’t...
