Paul Smollar’s pro bono work featured at the 2021 D.C. Bar President’s Reception
Paul Smollar’s work with the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center was recently featured in a video for the 2021 D.C. Bar President’s Reception. Through the experience and hard work of attorneys providing pro bono assistance via the Family Law Assistance Network (FLAN), a father was able to regain custody of his children. The exemplary pro Read More
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2021 Best Lawyers at KSFM
Two Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, PC Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List August 25, 2020 — Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, PC is pleased to announce that 2 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide Read More
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SUPER LAWYERS 2020: Top 100 Lawyers and Top 50 Women Lawyers
As recently published in The Washington Post Magazine on May 3, 2020, we congratulate our attorneys Paul R. Smollar, Theresa M. Mihalik and Michelle L. Locey for their selections to the 2020 list of Super Lawyers, an affiliate of Thomson Reuters. Additionally, Paul has been selected for the Top 100 List in the 2020 Washington D.C. Super Read More
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Dealing with Changes to Custody and Visitation Arrangements Caused by COVID-19
Divorced parents are accustomed to raising children amidst changing circumstances, but the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges that many of us have never seen before. Stay at home orders have imposed strict limits on the way we live and complicated many custody and visitation arrangements. We cannot be sure when daily life will more closely Read More
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How Are Divorce Proceedings Being Affected by the COVID-19 Quarantine?
Throughout the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily routine in ways that none of us could have ever imagined. Like everyone else, spouses who are already experiencing the turmoil associated with divorce have been forced to deal with additional challenges. Despite the obstacles, it is important to maintain control over what you Read More
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How a Coronavirus-related Income Loss Could Affect Your Alimony and Child Support
Many people have faced a job loss or reduction in income due the coronavirus pandemic. In such a case it might be difficult for an ex-spouse paying alimony or a parent sending child support to keep up with their obligation. As these orders are based on the financial circumstances that existed at the time they Read More
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Will the U.S. See its Divorce Rate Spike After the COVID-19 Quarantine Ends?
With so many American residents stuck at home with their families, prognosticators have predicted that several months down the road, the country could experience a baby boom and a divorce deluge. Unlike a cozy blizzard that keeps you home from work for a few days, a global pandemic that triggers shelter-in-place orders spreading over multiple Read More
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Who Gets the Stimulus Check When Spouses Are Separated or Divorcing?
Going through a divorce is stressful enough, but the coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the United States presents additional complications for spouses who have decided to split. In addition to changes that might need to be made regarding custody and visitation arrangements while travel is restricted, negotiations over property division need to address any new economic Read More
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Communicating With Your Ex About COVID-19 Custody Issues
During a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, family becomes more important than ever, especially for children whose schedules have been disrupted by long-term school closures and the cancellation of other activities. Parents who are divorced or live apart for other reasons know the importance of maintaining healthy communication through difficult situations. Though this situation Read More
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A Message From Our Firm on COVID-19
COVID-19 Notice All of us at KSFM appreciate the difficulties facing our clients and colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic and wish to thank all of those essential employees who are working to get us through this extraordinary period. We wish to assure you that Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, P.C. is fully operational and available Read More
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