On Behalf of The Law Office of Laura L. Davenport | Jan 30, 2018 | Domestic Violence, Firm News
The tragic truth is that many Louisiana residents live in fear, and the danger comes from within their own homes. Your home should be the one place where you feel safe, but not everyone has that luxury. Instead, they suffer emotional and physical abuse from someone...
On Behalf of The Law Office of Laura L. Davenport | Jan 27, 2018 | Blog, Firm News
Do you consider yourself a diplomatic type of person who is usually able to amicably resolve differences in a fair and agreeable manner? If so, those attributes likely came in handy during your divorce proceedings, especially when it came time to negotiate a new...
On Behalf of The Law Office of Laura L. Davenport | Jan 24, 2018 | Firm News
Louisiana courts ask that question often in child custody cases. Even though courts tend to favor shared custody more often these days, when it appears that option will not serve the best interests of the child, the court will work to determine who the primary...
On Behalf of The Law Office of Laura L. Davenport | Jan 22, 2018 | Firm News
Not every Louisiana couple ending their marriage can do so amicably. In some cases, the circumstances simply do not allow for niceties. Instead, each party prepares for a contested divorce. Some will go to any nearly any length to “get a leg up” on the...
On Behalf of The Law Office of Laura L. Davenport | Jan 18, 2018 | Firm News
Louisiana residents who are contemplating divorce sometime in the next year have a new concern. The way that spousal support is treated by the IRS is going to change, and some people are already in a panic. Under the new law, those who make these payments will no...
On Behalf of The Law Office of Laura L. Davenport | Jan 16, 2018 | Firm News
When a new year begins, many Louisiana residents take stock of their lives. In doing so, some will determine that their marriages need to end, particularly if they had not already made that decision before the holidays, but wanted to delay so as not to mar the season...