Pecos Law Group Legal Blog

Pecos Law Group attorneys Bruce Shapiro, Paul Lemcke and Jack Fleeman were selected to the prestigious Mountain States Super Lawyers list for 2022 in the practice area of Family Law.  Mr. Lemcke has been named to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2007; Mr. Shapiro every year since 2008; and Mr. Fleeman every year since 2021.  Prior to 2021,…

After the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many aspects of our everyday lives turned virtual. Office workers started participating in virtual meetings, children attended school virtually, individuals had virtual “get togethers” with friends. The legal system also had to find a way to continue operating safely. In many places, court hearings and trials also transitioned to being done virtually. As with most…

Bill and Melinda Gates. Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus. Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott. While celebrity news does not always mirror statistics, divorce among people over the age of 50 – so-called “gray divorce” – is on the rise. According to the U.S. Census Bureau study done in 2016, among adults aged 20 and over that had been married, 34…

You’ve been on top of the world, as you and your partner have decided to get married. As the wedding approaches, however, reality sets in: How will you and your partner manage your finances after tying the knot? Will all of your income go into the same “pot?” Will you keep your separate bank accounts, and each contribute to the…

Introduction.  For over a century, the world has seen Nevada as a mecca of the “quickie divorce.”  Even though the Nevada Supreme Court has recognized that Nevada’s liberal six-week residency period makes this state an attractive forum in which to obtain a divorce, the court, since 1913, has steadfastly held that that residency requires actual physical presence in this state…

  In 2019, Congressional Representative Katie Hill announced she was resigning from her position after nude photographs of her were published in an online publication. Hill alleged that the photographs were released by her husband, with whom she was going through a divorce. With the proliferation of smartphones and the convenience of having a high-powered camera in one’s pocket at…

In many custody matters between two parents, the Court will order that one or both parents is entitled to phone or video call contact with the minor child or children while they are in the care of the other parent. Depending on the specific circumstances of the case, the parent coordinating this call, the custodial parent, may be tempted to…

In a recent New York state court decision, C.B. v. D.B., a Judge ordered that a father be vaccinated or provide negative COVID-19 tests within 24 hours of any in-person visit with his child. In its decision, the Judge stated that the father already had limited, supervised visitation with the three-year-old child due to substance abuse and untreated mental health…

Child support involves minimal conflict because of NRS 125B that imposes a presumptive amount of child support based on the gross income of the payor parent.  Under NRS 125.150, community property must be divided equally absent a compelling reason.  Then, there is alimony.  There is no generally accepted formula for an alimony award and the Nevada Supreme Court has expressly…

Premarital Background Checks   While prenuptial, or premarital agreements, have been popular for years, the Wall Street Journal recently published an article stating that private investigators are increasingly performing background checks on prospective spouses.  Investigators around the country report that their business has boomed with people wanting to confirm whether their prospective spouse has any “deal-breaking habits and secrets.”  …