by Alexa Lewis | Jul 17, 2023 | Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Grey Divorce, Litigation
In this video, Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis with Shewmaker & Lewis discuss the challenges and legal considerations of grey divorce. Grey divorce is when a couple divorces after age 65. It is becoming increasingly common, as people are living longer and...
by Alexa Lewis | Dec 12, 2022 | Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, General Information, Mediatiion, Military Divorce, Strategy and Preparation, Survivor Benefit Annuities, Uncontested Divorce
In the case of military pensions, private pensions, and federal pensions – if you do not include a Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) that allows a retiree to ensure after their death a lifetime annuity for their dependents, their dependents will not receive it. These...
by Alexa Lewis | Mar 12, 2022 | Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, Hague Convention
In Part 2 of the series, Patty Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis talked about how the complexities of international child abduction and the rights of the abducting parent enter into these cases, what their affirmative defenses could be, and how they are applied under the...
by Alexa Lewis | Oct 19, 2021 | Sexual Assault, Title IX Investigations
Universities must investigate any report of a gender-based allegation of sexual harassment and assault, sexual discrimination, stalking, domestic violence or any other gender-based harm that the school includes in their anti-discrimination policy. In this video, Jimmy...
by Alexa Lewis | Oct 1, 2021 | Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Strategy and Preparation, Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs)
In this third video in a series on Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs), Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis discuss what happens after a court ordered TPO is granted. What length of time is it in effect? What are the parameters of the ruling? What if there are children...
