As a general law practice, we assist individuals and businesses every day. Our lawyers are experienced in many areas of law, and are here to provide you services and advice. Our legal experience and professional judgment will assist you when making important decisions throughout the legal process. Oftentimes, legal advice is best sought as a preventive measure. Whether you are…
At Hamblett & Kerrigan we have the resources and experience to provide you with high-quality legal representation in even the most complex family law matters. We handle divorces, same-sex divorces and family issues, nontraditional family issues, post-divorce modifications, complex parental rights issues (custody and visitation issues), grandparent visitation issues, family business divisions, alimony awards, child support matters, adoptions and domestic…
Many people are under the misconception that in order to prove adultery there must be either photographic or videotape evidence of the sexual intercourse. This is not so. While video and photographic evidence is helpful, it is not required. Instead, circumstantial evidence of both opportunity and inclination are considered sufficient evidence on the issue of adultery. The New Hampshire Supreme…
Employers seek to hire and retain workers who not only can do the job, but show enthusiasm while working and perform the job effectively. Some workers shortly after being hired and others, perhaps later, become lackadaisical related to their job performance. When dealing with such a worker, it is best to provide a clear review identifying the dissatisfaction that management…
The issue that predominantly impacts cases involving the calculation of child support with pass-through entities is the amount of income to be used for child support purposes. Businesses with pass-through income are entities which are not taxed itself. Instead, the entity’s income is “passed-through” to the shareholders or members of the entity. Subchapter S-Corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships,…
In the Matter of Maves and Moore, the trial court calculated child support using the father’s Adjusted Gross Income figure from his federal income tax return. On appeal, the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned the trial court’s use of the Adjusted Gross Income figure, finding “how federal income taxation statutes define income is of little relevance to the interpretation of…
Most businesses have been in the situation where a customer has been extended credit beyond its means to timely pay and owes several thousand dollars. Below is a fairly common scenario. Your company is owed $200,000 from a company that is not doing well. The owner explains the financial dire straits of the company to you and why he cannot…
As part of a continuing series of cases which have sought to clarify the definition of gross income for child support purposes, the New Hampshire Supreme Court, in the August 13, 2014 case of In re: Maves and Moore , held that the capital gains realized from the sale of a condominium should be included in gross income for the…
Experience and contacts in an industry often makes job candidate more value. Since a job candidate usually get her experience and contacts working for competitors, the company considering hiring said candidate needs to consider restrictions on that candidate’s ability to do the job because of her obligations to her prior employer. First, the company should inquire as to whether the…
In some marriages the parties execute prenuptial agreements which seek to protect certain assets from division by a family court should the marriage end in divorce. These agreements must be in writing and signed by the parties in order to be enforceable. In some cases, however, the parties have lost the original signed agreement and may only have unsigned or…