In a Final Divorce Decree, a family court may order the parties split a marital debt. For example, a family court may order that each party pay 50% of a joint tax debt. Such an order does not, however, prevent one party from seeking to discharge their obligations in bankruptcy. In the case of Mason ... more

Under New Hampshire law, child support is generally calculated by using both parties’ monthly gross income. While this number is fairly easily to calculate if both parties are W-2 wage earners, it is more complicated when one of the parties is self- employed. In October 2012, the New Hampshire Supreme Court clarified how a court ... more

In calculating child support, a court must first determine each party’s gross monthly income. If a party is unemployed at the time the support is calculated, the trial court may inquire as to the reasons behind the unemployment. Where a party is voluntarily underemployed or unemployed, the court will calculate child support based on what ... more

A recent Iowa Supreme Court decision found that an employee fired from being irresistible to her boss does not have a wrongful termination claim. This has understandably been the cause of public outrage. In that case, the Court found that a dentist, James Knight, did not violate Iowa’s Civil Rights Act when he fired a ... more