Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Why You Should Keep Your Children Out of Your Divorce Proceedings

Although most children are more resilient to the trauma of divorce or when their parents split up then adults will give them credit for, they are not immune to some of the heartache and emotional wounds that are likely to occur. The unfortunate side of divorce is that the kids can ultimately suffer in many ways, particularly if they are still in the pre-teen stage of adolescence. More often than not, kids do not do well at school when their parents are going through a divorce and furthermore, kids who witness a marital break up of their own parents are twice as likely to go through a divorce themselves when they grow up.
Kids and divorce

There is also the damage that can be caused to education planning, or lack of it, in a divorce proceeding. When a child leaves school, he or she will want to have the opportunity to fund their college or university experience, but with only one parent now under their wing there is less chance that the pupil will get the necessary funding. In worse case scenarios, kids whose parents are going through a divorce are 25 percent more likely to experiment with drugs or alcohol before their 18th birthday.

Adults Must Be The Mature Ones...

Avoiding these risks takes a huge act of maturity from both the parents. They may be at war and within a legal state of division, but the children should not be held accountable and cannot suffer as a result of divorce proceedings. When two people are going through a divorce where children are concerned, there has to be an agreement and compromise when dealing with matters concerning the kids.

Although children should be left out of the divorce proceedings, parents must not abandon the child. If one parent chooses willingly to move out of the community property then he or she must keep in regular contact with all the children, even if the access rights are agreed via the legal route. Another risk factor for kids is when parents split up, a child often suffers from a deteriorating state of financial gloom. This is why it's so important that the divorce assets are split fairly and even favour the parent that ends up taking custody of the children.

Parents that are going through a divorce must leave children out of the proceedings but must also mutually agree that the welfare of the child has to be paramount and becomes a mutual priority among the divorcing couple.


Here are some helpful resources for families going through a divorce:


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Monday, August 19, 2013

Las Vegas The Legal Minute

Nevada Law Group John E. Cereso Managing Partner


Same Sex Marriage

Many Australians traveling to New Zealand now that same sex marriage is legal in that country. Read more of the report in the Las Vegas Guardian Express.

Same Sex marriage is still not legal in the state of Nevada since 2002 and 2004 Nevada voters agreed that a marriage should be defined as a union between one man and one woman. However, Nevada does recognize domestic partnerships which includes same sex couples.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in Nevada against the 2002 constitutional amendment saying is violates the U.S. Constitution. The judge ruled against the lawsuit in 2012 that challenged the definition of marriage as one one and one man.


Former Las Vegas Family Court Judge Dies  

One of the first three judges elected by residents of Southern Nevada to Las Vegas Family Court passes away on August 14, 2013, Rest in Peace, Terrance P. 'Terry' Marren






Thursday, August 8, 2013

John E. Cereso Managing Partner Nevada Law Group

Do you have questions concerning Bankruptcy in Las Vegas, Nevada? Do you want to know if you can keep your house, if you can keep your car, if you keep your TV or assets? Get the legal facts about filing a Bankruptcy in Nevada. Watch this short video on Las Vegas Bankruptcy by Attorney, John E. Cereso, Managing Partner Nevada Law Group.



For more information on Bankruptcy in Nevada please contact our offices at 702-946-8100 • 701 N Green Valley Parkway • John E. Cereso Family Law and Criminal Law.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Las Vegas Family Court Sexual Assault



Video Goes Viral
A Las Vegas Family Court House Marshall, Ron Fox was fired in the wake of an investigation of a sexual assault of a woman who was in Las Vegas Family Court for a divorce hearing. KLAS TV Channel 8, reported on the cover up in March 2011, that lead to the investigation of several employees, managers and a judge that within days lead to the firing of Marshall Fox.

The video of Monica Contreras, who was arrested by Las Vegas Marshalls' after she complained to the Judge that she was wanted a female Marshall to perform the search has gone viral prompting further investigations in the Las Vegas Family Court system.


Child Sex Exploitation
Former softball coach from Clark County School District receives 23 years in federal prison for child sex exploitation.


National Night Out, August 6, 2013
Tonight is National Night Out sponsored by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Find an event near your neighborhood.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Alimony Support in a Divorce Las Vegas

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Alimony, is financial support that can be awarded from one spouse to another in a divorce. In Las Vegas and across the country more women are working and becoming the bread-winners in today's families and judges are awarding more ex-husbands alimony. Any spouse can file for alimony and many factors are determined in that judgement. If you are thinking of divorce and need advice on Alimony understand the process and the Nevada laws governing Dissolution of Marriage. Unlike a child support calculator, an Alimony Calculator cannot determine what the divorcing spouse will be entitled too or granted since there are many factors for determining alimony by the Las Vegas Family Court.

ALIMONY Calculator factors

  • How long the divorcing couple has been married
  • Each couple's career during the marriage
  • How employable is each spouse
  • What skills, education or training of spouse
  • How each spouse contributed as homemaker
  • Divorcing couple financial condition and value of property and assess 
  • Each couples age, health and can they earn a sustainable living
  • Did the spouse give up a career

Laws in many cities out-dated and several organizations looking to change alimony laws. Read More





Friday, August 2, 2013

Family Court Las Vegas

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Children and Sex Crimes

It is difficult for parents when they find themselves with a juvenile that has been convicted of a sex crime, Nevada Supreme Court has just upheld Juvenile Sex Registration. Read More

Child Trafficking in the U.S. is under the watchful eye of the FBI and while we would like to think our children are safe in our own city of Las Vegas, Nevada, that is far from the facts. Read More


If your child is facing a crime contact us at Nevada Law Group, I will protect your child's rights.


City of Las Vegas Family Events

Safe Summer Nights August 6, 2013

Matt Kelly Elementary School, located at 1900 N J. Street in Down Town Las Vegas from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Sponsored by The City Of Las Vegas this free event is a great time for children to come out and meet neighbors, local vendors, play games and listen to music. Free hotdogs and water while supplies last.

Get more information about family activities in Las Vegas, health services, community safety and adult education.