On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 11, 2017 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
We note on a relevant page of our family law website at the Arkansas law firm of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates that every paternity-related matter “is unique.” The following case demonstrably bears that out. It involves a case in an adjoining state,...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Jun 20, 2017 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
Society puts a lot of stock in family. It’s not surprising. Most experts will tell you that without parents and children, the values that serve as the foundation of social structures might fade away. However, what constituted norms a few decades ago are not the...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Dec 7, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
We have written before about how the law and our lives aren’t always in sync. This is perhaps most clearly in evidence in cases related to a child’s parentage. The law in many states, including Arkansas, makes certain assumptions about who a child’s...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Nov 16, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
Prosecutorial discretion is something well understood by those who practice criminal law in Arkansas. The concept is not limited to the criminal side of the judicial system, however. All government agencies exercise a certain amount of discretion about what cases to...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Oct 28, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
What does the future hold? No one can say for sure. That does not mean we don’t have visions about what we want the future to look like. The focus for parents in Arkansas most certainly includes a hope that their children’s tomorrows will be better than...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Sep 28, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
The 10 commandments weren’t the first laws ever written. They could be called the most succinct. “Honor your father and your mother” is pretty declarative even if differences of opinion exist about what honoring means. Sometimes, as we observed in an...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Sep 21, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
We hold to the notion that the tide is turning for fathers seeking their full parenting rights. It can be a slow process. A lot depends, of course, on the laws of the state in which such disputes arise. In Arkansas, family court judges have a greater amount of...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 24, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
Knowledge is power. This is certainly true when it comes to family law in Arkansas. If you don’t know what your rights are or what tools are available for establishing those rights, it can be very difficult to exercise and defend your privileges Even then,...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Jul 20, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
There are many elements in the dynamics of family relationships. The most foundational is love and that is what tends to influence the interactions. Most of the time, the result is a happy life. Divorce doesn’t have to suck the happiness out of Arkansas family...
On behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Jun 22, 2016 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
Gender neutrality is highly valued in a lot of facets of life in Little Rock. Few would disagree that if a woman and man are doing the same job that they should be paid the same. In family law, the system talks the talk but sometimes does not walk the walk when it...
